Blue PFL V8 conversion

[8thumpers]

Should be ok... used a lot on gt40 reps etc

It only needs one gear anyway!!!

That seems a long way for a rod linkage. But, you won't be needing many gear changes with all that torque available!

[jonbill]

Glad you're still making progress. Keep it up.

[8thumpers]

Glad you're still making progress. Keep it up.

Cheers mate

[s12vea]

Some great progress mate. Keep up the good work i can almost hear that v8 running

[ayresyboy]

WOW

[8thumpers]

Spent a night or two converting the old £56 mig to a euro torch. A vast improvement on wire feed and smoothness.

A little late in the night to really test it, but 1st impressions are good!

[8thumpers]

The first of the hubs had been built up with ally weld on the you.
Next job is to do the milling down to the required size and see how it fits the shock leg...

[MrT]

Well that's coming along well. Are you going to heat treat the hub to relieve and restore strength to the welded section?

[8thumpers]

Finally got the first hub in the mill.
I'm v impressed with the weld build up.... you can barely see the joint.

[shnazzle]

Hold on. Did you build a section of metal using weld?
Is that the equivalent of making car body parts using expanding foam and then trimming it?

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[8thumpers]

Hold on. Did you build a section of metal using weld?
Is that the equivalent of making car body parts using expanding foam and then trimming it?

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Yes !
it's the same process they use for re-profiling cams.

[shnazzle]

Well I'll be damned....

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[jvanzyl]

Hold on. Did you build a section of metal using weld?
Is that the equivalent of making car body parts using expanding foam and then trimming it?

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Yes !
it's the same process they use for re-profiling cams.

You cannot insert a mind blown gif...
. This NEEDS a mind blown gif to be inserted here!

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[8thumpers]

Finally got a trial fitting of the 1st rear hub. It looks like it was factory made for the job!

[jonbill]

Ah that all makes sense to me now, I couldn't picture how that hub went before [emoji3526]. Keep up the good work.

[Joesson]

Well that was really lucky

[8thumpers]

Well that was really lucky

Sometimes you have to have an eye for it! Lol

[Joesson]

@8thumpers - From your photos I believe you are milling the ally dry.
Have you had any problem with it sticking to the cutting edge?
Paraffin was the cutting fluid for ally, when I was a miller, but that was a while ago.

Hope your "luck" continues

[8thumpers]

@8thumpers - From your photos I believe you are milling the ally dry.
Have you had any problem with it sticking to the cutting edge?
Paraffin was the cutting fluid for ally, when I was a miller, but that was a while ago.

Hope your "luck" continues

Hey
No we did mill it with cutting fluid - applied by hand every so often. Works ok
Fingers crossed on the luck!

[StuC]

when I was a miller

Aaaaah this was you the Tony..

@8thumpers keep going fella. Ding Day 19 isn't far away!

[Joesson]

when I was a miller

Aaaaah this was you the Tony..

@8thumpers keep going fella. Ding Day 19 isn't far away!

Glad to see your back @StuC  - and grinding them out

[1979scotte]

when I was a miller

Aaaaah this was you the Tony..

@8thumpers keep going fella. Ding Day 19 isn't far away!

Only after sprouts eh Tony.

@Joesson @StuC

[Joesson]

@8thumpers - From your photos I believe you are milling the ally dry.
Have you had any problem with it sticking to the cutting edge?
Paraffin was the cutting fluid for ally, when I was a miller, but that was a while ago.

Hope your "luck" continues

Hey
No we did mill it with cutting fluid - applied by hand every so often. Works ok
Fingers crossed on the luck!

Sorry @8thumpers, I'm sure you know how to suck eggs as well as I do

[Joesson]

when I was a miller

Aaaaah this was you the Tony..

@8thumpers keep going fella. Ding Day 19 isn't far away!

Only after sprouts eh Tony.




@Joesson @StuC

@1979scotte said"Lanzarote, sunny but windy"

Are sprouts on the menu in Lanzarote?

[jvanzyl]

Any updates on this one? Ding day approacheth....