Hooker header restore for the AceBat

[AdamY_61]

Spent the day extracting broken bolts from the frame and exhaust. Then started working on the Hooker header. Found a couple cracks that I welded up and resurfaced. Also found a spot close to the header nut that had already been repaired previously via what looks like brazing. Smoothed it out a bit....still have some more tapering to do on that spot. Even found a part/serial # for the chamber....26166B. Did some test spots with some cheap paint. I think with some ceramic semi gloss it'll be good to go.

[matt glascock]

Nice Adam! Here's my guess. That Hooker pipe was not originally produced for the Wombat. There are spring mounting posts on it. M94/94a Wombats all had threaded exhaust spigots. Not slip-fit, spring- mounted. Someone slid on an exhaust nut and brazed a flange from a Wombat pipe on there and PRESTO - cool Hooker expansion chamber fitment for a Wombat exhaust spigot. I'm sure your father will get a charge out of it. Nice!

[AdamY_61]

I'd say it's a very good possibility. I asked Dad earlier and he said he knew it was a Hooker chamber....just couldn't remember why it was brazed. The family tended to experiment a little bit back in their racing days. If I were to guess, that's where the extended and gusseted swingarm came from as well.

[rlkarren]

The 94A was/is a slip fit exhaust.

[AdamY_61]

This baby is ready for some high temp primer!!!

[matt glascock]

Ouch!! I apologize for the error. Both my Wombats are M94 with threaded exhaust spigot and I incorrectly assumed the 94a was the same. Bad mistake here - sorry about that.

[AdamY_61]

Got a decent start on an aluminum heat shield this afternoon. Still needs some work, but it's getting there.

[viclioce]

The shape looks good! Are you going to make a template for the cut outs? Victor

[AdamY_61]

Thank ya! Haven't decided what I want to do just yet. Idk if I want to slot it or drill it. Ran across this one the other day....not sure how I feel about it....

[matt glascock]

Gotta admit - the Hooker logo is pretty sweet.

[AdamY_61]

Actually think I like this pattern a little better....

[matt glascock]

I do too. Slick, louvered vibe. Fuddy duddy here, but I think stuff was cooler in that era.

[AdamY_61]

Not alot of progress tonight. Did however get a design laid out and a rough cut done. One of these days I'll have a plasma cutter, and projects like this will be much faster and easier lol

[matt glascock]

Nice!!! Quite the artistic touch, Adam.

[AdamY_61]

Nice!!! Quite the artistic touch, Adam.

Thanks! I'm far from artistic, but I don't guess it's turned out too bad so far

[viclioce]

I like it too! Long as it does it’s job, stays cooler than the pipe & doesn’t burn you, your golden! Victor