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Offline RichFox

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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #390 on: March 04, 2014, 10:53:49 AM »
As usual I got the thousandths right but missed on the inches. The center bore spacing is really 5.750

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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #391 on: March 10, 2014, 09:51:40 AM »
Zenn, Apparently when a guy just glances at the small pictures he draws the wrong conclusion.  :roll:  I get the jist of whats going on from your other replies. Way cool! Looking forward to the butchering modifications! I have a special place in my heart for anybody screwing a bunch of parts together that were never meant to be used in the same application!
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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #392 on: March 10, 2014, 01:35:50 PM »
Yes, I am very eager to work on this. I couldn't go to Rich's this weekend, I haven't even talked with him.

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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #393 on: April 06, 2014, 10:00:12 PM »
We have the motor out of the car now and on the engine stand. There was some water in the oil from the M & B mishap. We pulled the pistons out and strapped the edelbrock head to the block and took a look to make certain we had the head situated right. Once we decided we did, we put center punches in the head bolt holes and marked each half of the head. We plan to mill the head for the new head bolt bosses before we cut it in half. I will try to post a pic soon ofvthevtrash headbsetbupbto machine, I can't reduce the file size on my phone

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« Reply #394 on: May 15, 2014, 02:20:08 PM »
Ok, about a months worth of stuff.

First off, here is what happened before the images start. We removed the pistons and rods from the engine and strapped the head in each of its two positions at the front and back of the block and double checked the we liked the placement of the combustion chamber over the cylinder. Also the there was proper ( in our opinions ) valve clearance. Then we installed center punches in the block, placed the head and whumped it with a rawhide hammer. Partly to mark it with the center punches aka the new head bolt boss locations, partly because we sort of dislike it for all the trouble it is probably bound to cause us. Bad head.

Then rich made some tooling plates to support the head on the mill

Here are some pics



^Here is the center punch mark, one of them.



^Here is the head with the tooling plates bolted on the mill ready to machine



^Rich checking on what the hell I am doing with his mill, brushing some chips away



^The first boss drilled. It is a 1" DIA hole





^Jump forward, bosses tapped into holes, testing fit on block. Front and read of block/head

TO THE BAND SAW!!!! Quickly before we think too much about it!



^Rich made some custom "T" nuts so we could remove the saws built in vice and clamp the head right to the saw. Here he is removing the vice/guide parts



^Look at this unsuspecting victi....fine piece of future racing equipment



^Clamped to the saw, starting the cut



^Whistle, whistle, tap foot........getting closer



^Almost there. The observant may notice we had to change the clamp on the back side.....the saw hit it and could cut any deeper. No problem, we used a different clamp and continued



^Ta Da!!!!!!!!!







I stopped and picked up some 6061 bar stock for the spacer and for an adapter/spacer on the intake side. More to come!

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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #395 on: May 15, 2014, 02:29:43 PM »
What you guys do with this Dodgenstein is nothing short of delightful!  :cheers:
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #396 on: May 15, 2014, 08:54:12 PM »
I like it so far! :cheers:

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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #397 on: May 15, 2014, 11:16:02 PM »
Way cool!

Offline maguromic

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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #398 on: May 15, 2014, 11:40:38 PM »
I cant wait to see this run.  :cheers:  Tony
“If you haven’t seen the future, you are not going fast enough”

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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #399 on: May 16, 2014, 12:32:35 AM »
I agree with all of the above but the "Dodgenstein" quote is the best. :cheers:

I think it might stick.

Awesome mod. I love it.

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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #400 on: May 22, 2014, 05:00:05 AM »
Some chunks of aluminum



Checking the combustion chamber over the cylinders with studs in the block





This block will go here when machined properly





Cutting down the center spacer



Rich getting a sharp shell cutter ready



Random pic of head on block



Squaring up the center block









It may be hard to see but I cut off some of the extra material with the band saw



Done for the day





Night!


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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #401 on: May 22, 2014, 05:20:21 AM »
Awesome man.

Those late nighters are a PITA.

You look bushed and so you should be.

Thanks for the great pics. :cheers:

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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #402 on: May 22, 2014, 09:19:36 AM »
We worked in the day, i just posted at night. Rich was feeling under the weather

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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #403 on: May 22, 2014, 09:52:02 AM »
Whooee   neat neat STUFF  :cheers:
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Re: V4 Dodge
« Reply #404 on: May 22, 2014, 10:18:30 PM »
We worked in the day, i just posted at night. Rich was feeling under the weather

I hope he's feeling better.