It was time to build the slewing ring cover so i had to measure just how much clearance i had. Figured i would take a few photos for posterity.
yep, the filter is in a nice spot out front. Just think of it as a slewing motor.
ended up remaking the carriage cover from styrene (in progress). metal proved too flimsy on the 2 slope sections joints and i cannot extrude it to shape from 1 piece.
Still waiting on german post. so inconsistent.
silver can for testing purposes. i also scrapped the belt driven idea i was talking about above. i would not get the clearance i wanted unless i direct mounted to the pump, which would cause side pressure and file the seals in no time.
you can marvel at my brute job of trying to seal it out with epoxy so when leaks happen oil doesnt get in all cracks again and cause problems...... i could have made it nicer but then again.. next build. this one is for learning