straight6pwr Posted December 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 sadly, no. had to so some other projects like refinishing a desk for a friend, making secret santa gift, and making some ornaments for white elephant parties. maybe ill get some time on this on the weekend. next up is connecting castors to the block, then painting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 updates! if you are allergic to cats, leave now. Before I finish the block (polishing and painting) I wanted to figure out the feet. The block could be left alone and just set on the floor, but this will help with moving the table and not scratching nice floors. Here are the front feet. used the oil pan bolt holes, a nut/washer and bolt and some rubber table feet. height adjustable for leveling! Here is our cat inspecting the feet that I just installed to make sure they are up to code. (this actually happens in a lot of photos, those who have cats know what Im talking about) I decided to use casters as the back feet to ease in moving the table around. I used some 1 1/8" square aluminum tube, medium duty non-marking fixed casters, and plastic end caps. Installed with m10 bolts Here is the the gap achieved. Will work unless you have 70s shag carpet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Russian Blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REKIII Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Czechoslovakian Red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 2 hours ago, KaiserRolls said: Russian Blue? nah, just a domestic shorthair (blue is one of the colors they come in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Mittens does that to me all of the time. I love the way you mounted those casters=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doorman Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Lovin the "gap" in the last pic!!! what guy doesn't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Earl said: Mittens does that to me all of the time. I love the way you mounted those casters=) thanks! 1 hour ago, Doorman said: Lovin the "gap" in the last pic!!! what guy doesn't? i missed a golden opportunity, thanks for reminding me! amidoingitright? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted January 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 masked and primed the block the last couple of days. this was the worst of the masking: just a rando pic of the primer on the block: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted January 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 so i really wanted to make a set of shorty headers, but after some research and experimentation, it just cant happen. so what i decided to do was emulate the style of this honda indy display motor, and just have short outlets. so i'm making the flanges out of oak, and the tubes out of aluminum tubing. once together, i will spray paint them with some sort of metal-look finish. here are the flanges being cut out: on the drill press flange in place, measurements were correct! i_love_cars and Bassboy3313 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Whoa, this is getting cooler and cooler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Super awesome man! Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMart Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 I've got some extra exhaust manis you may be able to cut and make them l look like shortys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 the stock stamped steel ones? they are pretty ugly, some of them are even T-shaped leaving the head. have any pictures, anyways? i'm curious if m62 looks much different than m60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMart Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 They look like these: Free if you want them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 thanks for the offer, but I'm going to pass. i mostly hate that left/right are not symmetrical, but those stamping edges, wow it makes them look so cheap. what are those called, "hemming" or something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMart Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 No worries. They are getting scrapped so I figured I would offer. I was thinking you may be able to use the flanges and weld a similar pipe onto them. I believe they are dual walled for heat transfer or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 ah i see. unfortunately I cannot weld or machine anything, so i'm limited on customizing stuff like that. yeah they are definitely dual-walled, thats why they stamped them instead of just welding or casting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted February 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 got the main bearing caps painted and the related hardware cleaned/polished. also, my 1.75" 6061 aluminum tube came in for the 'headers' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted February 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 more work done on headers: finished the flanges wood filler used to get the grain/imperfections hidden before painting. before on top, after on bottom. to cut the tubes, I don't have a miter saw, or a table saw, or a band saw, so i made a little jig for my circular. fyi, diablo circular saw blades are the shit. i've been cutting soft woods, hard woods, and aluminum on the same blade for YEARS and its still sharp. rough cut done tubes filed, fitting and glued into the flanges. all that's left is to make some 'simulated' welds and then paint. also started on the injectors. they were a bit crusty, and i want to use them to bring a little color to the whole motor, so they will be painted BMW blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 In for "simulated welds" im envisioning some sort of putty molded into the gap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted February 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 8 minutes ago, Snap said: In for "simulated welds" im envisioning some sort of putty molded into the gap yup, been experimenting with what material will work best. and studying 'weld porn'. silicon sealant is too sticky for shaping. wood filler/wall putty is too gritty. going to modeling clay next. don't think I'll get quite this perfection, but its what I'm shooting for, if possible: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Im imagining JB weld putty + a shaping tool like a 3/8" round rod to knead it into the gap in steps which would simulate a fillet weld..... In my head at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted February 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 i searched for a long time to see if someone had done this full scale and couldn't find anything. where did you find that? and thanks for sharing, that is a great place to start. the only thing different will be working in a corner, versus a flat surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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