Dpns's beddie cf camper

[SOHC]

Those cracks are in a place that you could repair them, as they are seem to be with in the frost plug holes and and that fitting, a block seal would take care of them or you could weld them with a nickel rod, they cant really spread  

[d.p.n.s]

4 minutes ago, SOHC said:

Those cracks are in a place that you could repair them, as they are seem to be with in the frost plug holes and and that fitting, a block seal would take care of them or you could weld them with a nickel rod, they cant really spread  

Yeah I understand that.  But I would just prefer to start with a none cracked block

[RUNAMUCK]

Back in the 80s dad worked at a place that owned a fleet of 6cyl holden utes. (Dad reckons they were unreliable trash,) one of them had a 202 black motor that threw a rod/punched a hole in the block. 

They found some clever welding outfit who glued the block back together. (I would presume the bore would have needed a sleeve)

[SOHC]

I brazed a hole up from a rod once, it has broken a bit off the bottom where the cylinder hung down into the crank cake but its still running

[MaxPower]

On 12/10/2024 at 20:35, d.p.n.s said:

That looks bloody cool...

I do need some spot lights

I’ve got a good pair of chrome Lucas spotties you can have for postage, they’re the type that mount off a bumper. If you’re interested I can get a pic. 

[d.p.n.s]

20 minutes ago, MaxPower said:

I’ve got a good pair of chrome Lucas spotties you can have for postage, they’re the type that mount off a bumper. If you’re interested I can get a pic. 

I've got a set thanks mate.

[RUNAMUCK]

It's done now, but how fast did you run the drill when honing the block? 

Everyone seems to go too fast, which results in a too horizontal  hone pattern. (Verses the 60° hone pattern which is ideal) If you watch a video of a Sunnen honing machine in action, the rotational speed compared to the up and down motion is a lot slower than the your average drill at full jandal. 

A pneumatic drill with the reg turned right down is a great way to sustain a lower honing speed

[d.p.n.s]

27 minutes ago, RUNAMUCK said:

It's done now, but how fast did you run the drill when honing the block? 

Everyone seems to go too fast, which results in a too horizontal  hone pattern. (Verses the 60° hone pattern which is ideal) If you watch a video of a Sunnen honing machine in action, the rotational speed compared to the up and down motion is a lot slower than the your average drill at full jandal. 

A pneumatic drill with the reg turned right down is a great way to sustain a lower honing speed

I don't go fast at all mate and slow up and done...

Think this is actually the 15th block I've done at home so far

[Nominal]

13 minutes ago, d.p.n.s said:

I don't go fast at all mate and slow up and done...

Think this is actually the 15th block I've done at home so far

Been honing your skills eh?

[d.p.n.s]

Just now, Nominal said:

Been honing your skills eh?

I'd be bored otherwise

[GregT]

2 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said:

It's done now, but how fast did you run the drill when honing the block? 

Everyone seems to go too fast, which results in a too horizontal  hone pattern. (Verses the 60° hone pattern which is ideal) If you watch a video of a Sunnen honing machine in action, the rotational speed compared to the up and down motion is a lot slower than the your average drill at full jandal. 

A pneumatic drill with the reg turned right down is a great way to sustain a lower honing speed

Battery drill works nice and slow for me. Old lower voltage one has a lower base speed than the late 18V jobbies.

[igor]

1 hour ago, d.p.n.s said:

I'd be bored otherwise

Beats being punched, drilled, and countersunk.

[d.p.n.s]

1 hour ago, GregT said:

Battery drill works nice and slow for me. Old lower voltage one has a lower base speed than the late 18V jobbies.

Yeah it is an old as fuck drill I use just for that.

[d.p.n.s]

1 hour ago, igor said:

Beats being punched, drilled, and countersunk.

This is true

[AllTorque]

14 minutes ago, d.p.n.s said:

What is this for and I do I need it.

Wasn't hooked up when u pulled the motor out

It might be for a tacho?

[d.p.n.s]

12 minutes ago, AllTorque said:

It might be for a tacho?

Mighty be

[ThePog]

Looks exactly like the tach sensor on a td42.

[JustHarry]

Yeah it's a tacho drive.

Not all of them have it.

Worth keeping there for one day 

[d.p.n.s]

31 minutes ago, JustHarry said:

Yeah it's a tacho drive.

Not all of them have it.

Worth keeping there for one day 

Definitely...I wouldn't mind a tacho 

[JustHarry]

23 minutes ago, d.p.n.s said:

Definitely...I wouldn't mind a tacho 

Might be able to cobble something up from a r30 skyline dash I'm sure @- i5oogt -has one or 2