8-22-2021

After trimming the shroud to fit the cooler I drilled the shroud mount holes. This was followed by trimming the shroud where it will mate to the baffles. The shroud is designed to touch the baffles and uses a rubber seal at the point of contact to seal the area while still permitting movement between the shroud and the baffle.

I placed a 2x4 across the top of the engine mount as a support and from that used lockwire to hang the cooler/shroud combination into position. My next step was to place the clamps onto the engine mount tube but as they are cushioned with rubber sleeves, I replaced the rubber sleeve with aluminum shims to prevent damage to the rubber when I tack-weld the arms to the clamps.

The shims were simply two strips of 0.032" folded over and inserted between each clamp half and the engine mount.