Finishing the Generator Cover
I managed to stay late and squeeze in some more machining to finish up the generator cover. After ending the last post with the first setup finished I then machined a simple fixture plate [...]
Starting on the Generator Cover
Back to making chips! This post is the first part of fabricating the generator side engine cover. this is a 2 piece cover with a threaded inspection port to give access to the end of [...]
Kolb Comes Through
Many thanks to Scott Kolb of Kolb Machine for delivering 2 perfectly capped and smoothed cylinder heads. Scott is a fabrication ace and it is him who I turn to when my ham-fisted hand work [...]
Machining the Crankshaft Connecting Rod Journals
I was able to get some more time in on Peter’s mill and got the journal machining done on all 3 crankshafts. After the last step the cranks were turned but did not have the offset journals [...]
And now for something completely different
After working on all these engine parts I got a bug to shift focus and to make some inroads on the pile of chassis parts that need to be made. My first choice was to make the upright legs [...]
Initial Assembly testing
After the rush of the holidays and new year I was able to get more time in on the engine. I did some long block assembly tests to check fit of all the reciprocating parts. All the parts fit [...]