jeepsr4ever
Stage one! [u]Designing the base plate[/u]
The baseplate of B7's T-cover is made out of billet aluminum and is 1.25" thick and 12"s wide and 17"s long. Its a nice slab of aluminum. Here we can see stage one of the build and the extra arm is for supporting a chain driven dry sump oil pump that will live near the oil pan on his super charged 401. You can see the extra bolt holes for the chain cover and the counterbored retaining bolts for the baseplate to cover plate. the stock oiling holes have been blocked off in this application.
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/bulltear/jeffscoverpic.jpg[/img]
More updates soon!
Blown7
Oh yea Baby..............
I have been waiting forever.......
At my age this is better than sex.......
:lo1l:
Goose
Watching as a piece of ultra trick coolness is developed, is also very cool.. keep it up and you guys will be famous..(ok just promise me that if you get a tv show like Jesse James... you put the @#$%$$#@ hat on right!!)
jeepsr4ever
Just dont make any jokes about adding a chainsaw to a AMC timing cover :?:
Soylent_Green
no jokes, you just have to promise to brag about it!
Blown7
Let's see some pics of chips flyin' on that Aluminum..
CJim7
[quote=jeepsr4ever]Just dont make any jokes about adding a chainsaw to a AMC timing cover :?:[/quote]
ok, that's what i was thinking..."[i]Why the hell is Bulltear adapting a crank-driven chainsaw?[/i] :-| 111!!! :?:
Thats going to be one mighty fine timing cover. Can i get one with the sawzall adapter option? :?:
Dusty
will that be an issue with the alternator? :shock:
do it right you could rig that cover like a cummins and have the powersteering pump become gear driven :lo1l:
CJim7
[quote=Dusty]
do it right you could rig that cover like a cummins and have the powersteering pump become gear driven :lo1l:[/quote]
Why stop there? Heck, make the waterpump, alt, ps, and OBA all gear driven. That would be one complicated timing cover and gearset. :-| :!:
CJim7
Hey Dusty....not to hijack this thread....but do you ever make it back up to Missoula ever? I was born and raised in the bitterroot, left there last year and miss it something fierce. :smile: :razz:
Dusty
[quote=CJim7]Hey Dusty....not to hijack this thread....but do you ever make it back up to Missoula ever? I was born and raised in the bitterroot, left there last year and miss it something fierce. :smile: :razz:[/quote]
I miss it everytime i see a picture or an article or talk to a family member. i'll be back some day but my spot is down here for now.
I make it back at least one or two times a year. :!:
Got a wedding on the 15th i have to go back for
jeepsr4ever
This is the final drawing of the backplate. Jeff I will post up a couple pics of the machine work and maybe a quick video of a end mill going to town in the next couple of days here.
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/bulltear/jcoverp2.jpg[/img]
jeepsr4ever
Just a couple of linear tolerances to keep in mind
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/bulltear/jcoverp3.jpg[/img]
Goose
Dude it's no wonder ya drink! holy heebie jeebies batman...that stuff would make me crazy
Blown7
[quote=jeepsr4ever]Just a couple of linear tolerances to keep in mind
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/bulltear/jcoverp3.jpg[/img][/quote]
When I was a yonger man and had to crank handles for a livin' I had to do that stuff in my head lol........
tarior
Is it done yet? :mrgreen:
Soylent_Green
[quote]When I was a yonger man and had to crank handles for a livin' I had to do that stuff in my head lol........[/quote]
Now [b][i]that[/i][/b] would drive me to drink!
:-|
:razz:
Mudrat
Shit, I had to start drinking just to figure it out!!!! 8) :razz:
jeepsr4ever
Lots of pics here so bear with me as I try to explain the first stages ok. This is a 3 piece timing cover that will utilize the use of the Morroso 3 stage dry sump pump and free up the distributor gear from having to drive the oil pump. Pics in 3 hours
jeepsr4ever
Here is the first block to be machined. It is approximately 12"s by 17"s and is 1.25" thick. A spendy piece of aluminum :idea: Chucked a sharpie into the spindle and let the machine draw the outline of the part of the aluminum. Piccasso :?: The inside line the the exact path of a 2 flute 3/4" endmill spinning at 5200rpm and 27 inches per minute.
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/bulltear/jc1.jpg[/img]
Time to pop some holes
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/bulltear/jc2.jpg[/img]
Milling out the cavity for gear and chain clearance
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/bulltear/jc3.jpg[/img]
Roughing out the cavity for the dry sump chain
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/bulltear/jc4.jpg[/img]
Cavity all clear
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/bulltear/jc5.jpg[/img]
Milled down extra stock for a 1.2500 thickness and a flat surface.
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/bulltear/jc6.jpg[/img]
Holes tapped and the precision dry sump hole reamed out
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/bulltear/jc7.jpg[/img]
RE_FIXTURE..If you look closely you will see the oil control grooves for a no leak condition on a soft gasket. This is the finale staging for the profile on the base plate. From here is will get a counterbore in the back and be flipped over for oil pan seal and tapped holes for the two front pan bolts.
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/bulltear/jc8.jpg[/img]
Thats all for now...I know its just a tease but the best I am saving for next.
