old-hermit Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 A little over 200 days and counting till NNL South. Do you fell the pressure. Looking good Mike.
GTmike400 Posted December 15, 2006 Author Posted December 15, 2006 Who wants a tease? More pictures later.
GTmike400 Posted December 18, 2006 Author Posted December 18, 2006 I spent the day machining my crankcase out of resin. I could have done it in aluminum, but it would have taken too long, plus theres not a need for it. This is technically the bulkhead for the engine as everything will be built off of it. The blue is dykem, I'll wash it off with alcohol this evening. Enjoy!
GTmike400 Posted December 19, 2006 Author Posted December 19, 2006 My God this took forever. I have quite the journal of pictures show the parts I cranked out. I've been working on this since I got home from school on Wednesday. What a headache, and its still not done. I still need to sleeve the crankcase, and machine the main caps so I can bolt it all together to square it off. Then I have to balance it, and solder it all together. So here we have it, a crankshaft made entirely out of brass. Unfortunately only one of my pictures came out recognizeable, so I promise to post more clear pictures in about 10-12 hours when I wake up as well as a little more detail of what went into making this piece. Enjoy.
GTmike400 Posted December 19, 2006 Author Posted December 19, 2006 Here are the new pictures that I promised as well as a little insight into how it was machined. I first milled out all the counterweights out of brass. I then proceeded to true the counterweights on my lathe. At this point I also chamfered the edges on the bell curve. After finishing all of the counterweights I machined all of the journals seperately. I'd also like to note that at this time I also machined all of the sleeves for the mains and connecting rods to check the fit before I put the crank together. That way I know it will fit when it comes time to bolt everything together. And then here is the final product. Thanks for looking.
MrObsessive Posted December 29, 2006 Posted December 29, 2006 Absolutely incredible!! So what kind of racing fuel is this thing gonna run on?? I'm totally speechless now! :shock:
Terry Sumner Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 Any more updates on this build? Or is it in another thread that I missed? Terry Sumner
Mr.1/16th Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 (edited) GTMIKE400 IS THE MAN!! GREAT TO SEE PICS OF HIS WORK!! Edited October 4, 2008 by Mr.1/16th
RadRidesByDan Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 That is unfreekin believable craftsmanship. I dont have any words that can decribe what I see in the time, effort and success of your building skills. Rock on.....im watching.......WOW!!!!!!!
scubadiver411 Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 I, too, would like to see how this thing turned out.... GTMike400 last posted on Dec. 19, 2006 !!!! Anyone on here know what happened ?? How it turned out ?? Did he get an A+ on this project ?? STEVE ALLEN
DR Dubois Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) Oh man! This is just insane!!!!! Love the progress picks. Always wondered how you guys machined those super details. OK, I'm ready for some more!? Edited January 10, 2009 by DR Dubois
RatRod Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 He did the same thing on the Scale Auto forum.......POOF, he was gone..
dryvr12 Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 RatRod said: He did the same thing on the Scale Auto forum.......POOF, he was gone.. you think something happened to him?
Mr.1/16th Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 I PRAY NOT! HOPEFULLY HE IS FINISHING IT UP
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