Anyone else?

[stinger608]

The parts that you have blasted look amazing bro!!!!!!

Can't wait to start seeing some build pictures................Coming soon by the looks of the advancement going on.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

What other benefits are realized by painting the cyls & heads, (other than the obvious good looks)?

The benefits are real thin. As in not much.

The absolute best for thermal transfer is clean rough sandblasted metal. As long as it stays perfectly clean, no rust, corrosion, dirt, oil, it will move the heat the best.

In the real world there is no way to reasonably maintain that state. Once it leaves the pristine condition it is then no better that some alternatives.

A thin, i mean thinnnnn and no primer, coat of flat black is nearly as conductive as clean bare. You can more reasonably maintain cleanliness and touch up as needed. It is not very pretty.

Next would be a little thicker coat of colored engine paint. At this point you will have lost several percent of your cooling over clean bare. But as clean bare wont stay that way you are probably the same as dirty bare.

Then fully primed and fully painted very pretty you will have lost a large percentage of cooling.

Next is powder coated which is very insulating and can kill your cooling to the point of possible engine death.

Next is chrome and actually not just insulating but reflecting back inward.

So there is no perfect solution, especially if you want it pretty.
I hear of some thermally conducting powder coat, but know nothing about it.
I am going to try the thermal transfer ceramic coating.
It does insulate a bit, but is supposed to be better than dirty bare and close to flat black. I choose it for its cleanable finish. You ever have ceramic coated parts like headers? The dirt, oil, stains just rinse right off and the coating stays a long time.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Whittling out more bits and pieces.*

Polishing ss.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Remember all that oil port work?

That was to put more oil up the push rods.

Here is where it goes.

Oil squiters in the rockers.

 

[stinger608]

Man SnuSnu, I always loooooooooooook so forward to the updates in this thread brother!!!!!!!!! :clapping:

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Man SnuSnu, I always loooooooooooook so forward to the updates in this thread brother!!!!!!!!! :clapping:

+1

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I wanna see the finished product .. and hear if he reaches his 200hp

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

I will get close to that magic 200hp mark.
I might not make it all the way there without a true merged header. It will probably be a 1,3 and 2,4 split header. Not to sure I can get it over 100% VE with half the motor in each collector.
That being said, I think I will have drivable power not just peak drag race power.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Hand cutting oil passage through the rocker bushing. This connects the push rod port to the squirter hole.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Not that it has ever been a problem with the support of the input shaft. It has always been on my adapter bearing and the pilot bearing. It is not as long as this pic makes it look. It is about 17 Inches.



So with my further increase in hp I am making a mid support. Incomplete, just started this morn.



Hacked room into the case for a bearing of the style in the adapter. Also moved a bolt hole.





Fitting like this.

Still some work to do.

Bore the bearing hole, make a retainer and grease hole.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Whittled on it a little more. Made the

Bearing bore.





Some more holes in the adapter plate. *Access to the bolts for new support.*



Polished up a rocker for the front end.

Thinking the disc, caliper and stay all on one side.

Then this on the other side.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

The axle end castings are now bored to fit over the chrome axle tubes.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Shaft turned for mid bearing.



Bearing mounted in the adapter.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Drive extension assembled.

All three bearings inline.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Since i have moved the oiling around so much I might as well externally regulate the pressure too.

Got this one for a dry sump.

Now to find a place to put it.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Making this.

Stab this up in the bore the pressure piston goes in on the case.

That should end its entire function and move all the oil control to the external regulator.*



Also plug off yet another oil port.

The bypass port and an aluminum pipe plug.



Temporary covers for the running trans.

Prepping for blast and paint.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Blasted.*

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Dang I love this thread ... even what I'm not quite sure what I'm reading ... :Shrug:

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

Those end castings I bored a few pics back....

Pressed right on there today.

Right crush fixed.that up.

And a 100 ton press helps a bit too.

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

The frame is now gloss black with lotsa clear.

 

[stinger608]

Oh man, it looks like it has a ton of clear on it!!! Looking sweet man! :clapping: