I didnt hink you would need drill the glass. Maybe cut it down to fit inside the frame The metal frame would be bolted around the edges and the glass would sit inside the frame.It was "do it twice Mike" I believe...
And here I was thinking that you had made a nice crochet decoration to hide the straps....
The glass is tempered. It cannot be through drilled, so I cannot run a long bolt through to the base.
I believe the hindsight analysis of what happened to the old setup was caused by 3 things...
#1. I used an inferior sealing agent.
#2. Pressure pushed the lid off of that sealing agent.
#3. Pressure vented through the air gap when the lid lifted.
Now that there is a method in place to lock the glass down, it can't lift and create a pressure escape path around the edges so easily. The sealant is around the full circumference of the glass, and not just under it. That means that the sealant is stuck to the metal around the glass. Think of it like any other gasket that isn't relying on sticking to both mating surfaces to maintain the seal....As long as the glass don't lift, the gasket remains intact.
Now.......If I can only keep the glass from lifting.
I was looking at using the numerous t-bolt hose clamps I have laying around here as straps due to my ability to tighten them so tightly, and I may still do that if the current setup doesn't work...
And that is a good idea,...but there will be a point where I just dump the glass altogether if it starts being a problem to seal.I didnt hink you would need drill the glass. Maybe cut it down to fit inside the frame The metal frame would be bolted around the edges and the glass would sit inside the frame.
I was thinking the same thing but I wasn't about to type all that from my phone. I just got in front of a computer....so I second what Dave said, Mike.Ok, I'm no genius, but I'll give it a go.
My idea will involve you building a whole new box over the throttle bodies. What's different inside my brain is that you have a ledge along the top of the box that will keep the glass/plastic from moving up and you make some sort of gasket that seals the glass between the top of the box when boost hits it. The more the boost, the more the glass would seal against the flange.
The metal "flange" area wouldn't give at all.
No huge trick building it, leave one side open to slide the glass in and then seal that side up.
At least it seams simple in my mind. You could forget straps and the rest of the crap blocking your pretty tb's.
Maybe I should stick with my beer expertise for now, just a thought.
You posted 4 mins before midnight and expect a lot of feedback by 08:00 the next morning. You big headed loon, we have lives you know... Can you weld the nuts to the sides of the lid, and then run your straps under the box and bolt them to the sides of the lid, thus keeping them from running over the top of the glass? Would make it prettier. All depends on how thick and strong your lid frame is I suppose.
Then I would've built a frame out of steel that went over the top of the box and held that vacuum tube sealed glass on there. Would've used sealed rivnuts and been done.
I'm no madman....and hardly a fabricator. Just had to add sumptin.
@CarMichael Angelo
Build a picture frame out of 1 1/2" angle iron that snugly fits the airbox. One side of the L faces the glass and the other side faces the side of the airbox.. Drill holes through the angle iron and into the airbox so that you can put screws in it to hold it in place .Rivnuts or aircraft nutplates would be the best choice substitute for welding nuts in place. You may opt to trim the angle iron that secures the glass in place so that it isn't the full 1 1/2" width and allows more of the airbox chamber to be seen.
Ok, I'm no genius, but I'll give it a go.
My idea will involve you building a whole new box over the throttle bodies. What's different inside my brain is that you have a ledge along the top of the box that will keep the glass/plastic from moving up and you make some sort of gasket that seals the glass between the top of the box when boost hits it. The more the boost, the more the glass would seal against the flange.
The metal "flange" area wouldn't give at all.
No huge trick building it, leave one side open to slide the glass in and then seal that side up.
At least it seams simple in my mind. You could forget straps and the rest of the crap blocking your pretty tb's.
Maybe I should stick with my beer expertise for now, just a thought.
How much pressure can that glass take?
I was thinking the same thing but I wasn't about to type all that from my phone. I just got in front of a computer....so I second what Dave said, Mike.
I like jrichker's idea.
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