Half Way!!
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canadianhorsepower
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look good,
how fast do you spin it??
how fast do you spin it??
As slow as my lathe will go. ????
TADA!
I still have to shape the nose of the lobes by hand so I'm 90%. May tackle that tomorrow and then I have a fuel tank and the disk that holds the magnet for the ignition to make. Oh Yeah, I still have to make the flange to bolt the carb to.
I still have to shape the nose of the lobes by hand so I'm 90%. May tackle that tomorrow and then I have a fuel tank and the disk that holds the magnet for the ignition to make. Oh Yeah, I still have to make the flange to bolt the carb to.
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Sorry if I look stupid asking That question :wall:
I usually grind a CAM with a follower, but find your way mutch cleaner.
My father always said : you better look stupid for 30 seconds by asking a question then staying stupid the rest of your life"
The cam tunnel is complete. The lifter bushings (Bronze) are pressed into the housing and reamed. The lifters are polished and installed. When the camshaft is finished I will install it into the tunnel and the bearings will be pressed into each end making it ready to install.
I also finished the rocker arms. The rollers were pressed into the ends. The riller pin is .125 diameter. One side of the tip was reamed to .124 and the other .125. The center of the roller was reamed .126 so the pin was an easy push thru one side, the roller slipped on and then the pin was sent home thru the tight end. Doing it this way keeps the tip from springing closed and gives the best chance of not pinching the roller. They are a real tight fit side to side and still roll real nice.
I also finished the rocker arms. The rollers were pressed into the ends. The riller pin is .125 diameter. One side of the tip was reamed to .124 and the other .125. The center of the roller was reamed .126 so the pin was an easy push thru one side, the roller slipped on and then the pin was sent home thru the tight end. Doing it this way keeps the tip from springing closed and gives the best chance of not pinching the roller. They are a real tight fit side to side and still roll real nice.
Cam is done! The cam is installed in the tunnel and the bearings are pressed. I had to put some parts together to see how it's going to look when complete.
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I would have the same opinion. Obviously he can't stand up to question's or answer that are not in direct relation with HIS opinion. Reed the post and you will understand ;0(
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Steve, do you have your own anodizing setup? If so can you show pictures of it?
Pat
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I have the heads cross drilled. I assembled them to see if there were any problems and to get my pushrods done. I never know what length I need until everything is assembled.
I had the chance to play around and discovered that the camshaft is wrong. The bumps are in the wrong places. I have not had the chance to figure out what happened but if you don't hear from me for a few days you know where i'll be.
I had the chance to play around and discovered that the camshaft is wrong. The bumps are in the wrong places. I have not had the chance to figure out what happened but if you don't hear from me for a few days you know where i'll be.
No. I had them done. I have so much going on I really don't want to get into that stuff. Besides it's not that expensive. The guy did 18 pieces for 50 bucks. I thought that was reasonable.
Maybe! I had it rotating one way and then decided to make it rotate the other. Cylinder #1 became #2 and who knows what the ^&%$ I did.
Not a big deal. I'll make a new one this weekend.
I found the problem. When I made my chart I put the data for the #2 exhaust in the #2 intake column and vise versa. I'm going out to confirm that now but everything points to that.
Lakc
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Quick, switch the manifolds before anyone notices
Quick, switch the manifolds before anyone notices
You think that thought didn't cross my mind!:wall:
