Springfield Flyer.

[kiwi belly tank]

Yeah it's hard to build fast $hit with lunch money Mate & this stuff doesn't come easy even when there is money.
Tough it out, you're in good company.
  Sid.

[tauruck]

You're always on my mind while working.
Strange how I got this far anyway.
$20,000 to finish it by my calculation.

Not sure if that's big money over there for a good liner?.

If I sell my stuff over here that I have in the classifieds I'll be home free.

The bike is the strange one. I was invited to Sturgis based on the parts involved
but I can't get $5000 for a complete rolling chassis here. The thing is a show winner.
That comment wasn't mine BTW. The biker guys said that.

[wobblywalrus]

Mike, engines are the biggest money pit.  Just run a basic el-cheapo street motor until you get the chassis dialed in.  It should push you plenty fast during that first year or two.

[tauruck]

The motor isn't the problem Bo. It's the other stuff.
I have 3 motors, 1 mild (built) and two in bits that need assembly.
Tires, materials and money. Those are the problems.

[kiwi belly tank]

You're always on my mind while working.
Strange how I got this far anyway.
$20,000 to finish it by my calculation.

Not sure if that's big money over there for a good liner?.

If I sell my stuff over here that I have in the classifieds I'll be home free.

The bike is the strange one. I was invited to Sturgis based on the parts involved
but I can't get $5000 for a complete rolling chassis here. The thing is a show winner.
That comment wasn't mine BTW. The biker guys said that.

20 grand is still in the lunch money category in liner world but a "good liner" is not necessarily the one with the most $$ signs hanging from it.
Affording to run the thing might be my biggest hurdle & god knows I've been crawling up hill in the rocks for a while now.
  Sid.

[tauruck]

Heads up. I started working on my high port plates today.

I decided to do the spark plug recesses first.

The plate on the motor I'm using for the header build had one recess already done.

The one i'm working was only marked before.

[tauruck]

No fancy tools. Die grinder with Tungsten Carbide burrs for Aluminum and a bunch of cutting disks.

I cut strips out of the marked area with the grinder and then broke off the bits that needed to
come out.

After that I used the burr to clean up the mess. Klingspor make an awesome component.
Work that took 8 hours before was done in 30 minutes. Lots of Ally chips flying around
but the burr went through it like paper.

[tauruck]

I'd say all four are pretty close but one in particular.
I just need some small diameter flapper wheels to polish
the small radius. Brent is going to bring some by tomorrow.

These Aluminum splinters go everywhere even though I'm wearing jeans
with my tee shirt not tucked in. I guess they got into my underpants via the collar.

I work alone so if I need to drop my shorts to get rid of the splinters I can.
I did and was standing there digging out the splinters and didn't know I was being watched.

I'm not going to tell the whole story but I know for sure the luck in the shop has changed for the better.

[kiwi belly tank]

Like I said, "hand carved".
  Sid.

[fordboy628]

Mike,

Just keep chipping away at it.    Of course a CNC mill makes short work of this kind of fabrication!

But a lot of prototype stuff still gets chewed out by hand . . . . . .

Use what you have.

Looks good, keep the faith.
 
Fordboy

[lsrjunkie]

The aluminum chips go everywhere, but they're still not as bad as steel. Those little buggers will get into everything. I don't know how many times I've found one of those tiny steel slivers buried in my foot or my hand, weeks after I was dong the actual cutting.

And trust me Mikey, you are not alone when it comes to dancing around the shop with your pants down!      

I've found that when grinding aluminum with a carbide burr a little soapy water helps to keep the tool cool and keeps the chips from flying around as bad. I just mix some up in a spray bottle and squirt it on the material and the burr as I work.

Years ago I built a little hot rod with a cast aluminum windshield frame and that little trick made shaping it much more bearable.

[tauruck]

Thanks guys.

Mark, I'm back, on a roll and won't be stopped.
Good tips Joe, I'll definitely use that spray bottle.

I was standing with my pants down eliminating chips and the missus brings the new lady rep
that worked with her to see the long car. I haven't laughed so hard in years.
The missus wet herself and the other broad bolted. Not sure how much she saw.
All back to normal now.

A bit O blue and some time for R&R.

[SPARKY]

Mike, Is there a pict of you milling the head and what it looked like before and after the cut?

[kiwi belly tank]

It's a common mod on a Cleveland, you can buy the plates here & Aus.
  Sid.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Cleveland+exhaust+plate+modification&biw=1260&bih=599&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=JccaVYnlPM-zoQSmq4GIAw&ved=0CB0QsAQ

[tauruck]

Mike, Is there a pict of you milling the head and what it looked like before and after the cut?

I don't have a before pic right now but I'll take one of the milled head tomorrow and find the original.

Here's better stuff.