XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build

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maguromic

#390
May 12, 2011, 06:37:11 PM
Looking good Buddy!!!!  :cheers: Tony
"If you haven't seen the future, you are not going fast enough"

Stan Back

#391
May 12, 2011, 07:08:23 PM
1/8" over the combustion chamber?

I'm confused.  Yes -- what's new?

Stan
Past (Only) Member of the San Berdoo Roadsters -- "California's Most-Exclusive Roadster Club"

38flattie

#392
May 12, 2011, 09:22:51 PM
 Thanks Tony!

Stan, I believe Sparky was referring to post #385, where Dale was talking about sonic testing the port walls. We would not have to leave even .125, but we will until we are comfortable with the tool's accuracy.
With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

http://www.flatcadracing.org/
http://youtu.be/89rVb497_4c

maguromic

#393
May 12, 2011, 10:28:33 PM
Buddy, Something to remember when you are making your dry sump pan. Just like piston technology has come a long way in the last 10 years, dry sump pan designs have also come a long way in the last 10 years. Tony
"If you haven't seen the future, you are not going fast enough"

38flattie

#394
May 14, 2011, 04:13:48 PM
Thanks Tony!

I'm gonna hijack my own thread here, to show you something really cool!

How about cast 4-71 blower intakes, for the Flatcads? These are soooo cool, and this is the prototype!

With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

http://www.flatcadracing.org/
http://youtu.be/89rVb497_4c

4-barrel Mike

#395
May 14, 2011, 07:50:41 PM
Dennis and Shawn (?Sean?)??

Mike Kelly - PROUD owner of the V4F that powered the #1931 VGC to a 82.803 mph record in 2008!

38flattie

#396
May 15, 2011, 12:10:45 AM
Mike, you lost me! :?
With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

http://www.flatcadracing.org/
http://youtu.be/89rVb497_4c

4-barrel Mike

#397
May 15, 2011, 06:28:58 AM
Couple of local guys casting up flat Cad and blower stuff:



Looks to be what you posted up.

Mike
Mike Kelly - PROUD owner of the V4F that powered the #1931 VGC to a 82.803 mph record in 2008!

38flattie

#398
May 15, 2011, 07:39:50 AM
Gotcha now!

Yes, The gent that I know that's involved is in Washington.

He's casting it for whoever owns that roadster.
With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

http://www.flatcadracing.org/
http://youtu.be/89rVb497_4c

38flattie

#399
May 16, 2011, 12:07:18 PM
Mike,

I enquired about Dennis and Shawn, and received this reply:

Buddy, the car belongs to my friend Dennis, I don't know who Shawn is, posibly one of Dennis friends. if he had a picture of the car with the blower manifold on it, it was probably the silver painted foam mock-up manifold we used to get a idea of what we wanted the finished manifold to look like.


With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

http://www.flatcadracing.org/
http://youtu.be/89rVb497_4c

Kiwi Paul

#400
May 16, 2011, 10:28:57 PM
The Two Guys working on those Cad parts are Dennis Bradford and Colin Surbert.The pics taken in Colin`s workshop up in the hills behind Washougal, WA. (Think Deliverance.....)The blower to Carb pieces are done and are really nice. A bit specialised, though. Three`97`s on a 4-71, Anyone? :-D :cheers:

4-barrel Mike

#401
May 17, 2011, 06:18:25 AM
Aaargh!  Of course Colin!  Where did I get Shawn?

Thank K.P.

Mike
Mike Kelly - PROUD owner of the V4F that powered the #1931 VGC to a 82.803 mph record in 2008!

SPARKY

#402
May 17, 2011, 08:25:10 AM
from a well seasoned cranial cavity  :-P lol  :cheers:
Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."   Helen Keller

We are going to explore the racing N words NITROUS & NITRO!

38flattie

#403
May 17, 2011, 03:20:01 PM
Colin is the gent I've been speaking with. There are not many aftermarket parts for the Caddy Flatheads, and this is sure to be a head turner!  :-D

Gary Fisher, owner of the C/GMR #272 car, Invited me over to look at and ask questions about his car's frame and suspension. This is a very well built car, built by Roy Fjastad, and used to carry the #777.


Gary, thanks again! It was fun, and informative! :cheers:

With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

http://www.flatcadracing.org/
http://youtu.be/89rVb497_4c

38flattie

#404
May 18, 2011, 05:24:57 PM
Rear crank seal plates are done. :-D


The steel one mounts against the block - it attaches with 6 bolts --> two into the main girdle and four into the new rear main cap. There will be a thin gasket between this plate and the block.

The thicker seal plate is made of 6061 aluminum, it has a recessed location to press in the one-piece seal. It uses a set of counter sunk allen-heads to attach to the steel block plate. It will have a gasket between it and the steel block plate.

Oil Drain Back: The inside bottom of the seal aligns with a "trough" that I put into the back-side of the rear-main cap, which also has a hole through the cap, and a 1/2" channel that goes into the crankcase area. This gives the oil a place to go -- back to the pan.

With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925

You can't make a race horse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin

http://www.flatcadracing.org/
http://youtu.be/89rVb497_4c
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