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Hi Crazytoon: Sorry, I don't live in the UK. I live in the US near San Francisco.

Building a 1/3 scale blown V-8. Block, heads, intake manifold, blower, oil pan, front cover, rear bulkhead plate, flywheel, and oil pump are made from 6061 T-6 aluminum. The engine is based on a design by Ken Hurst and Dwight Giles. I make all my own design and machine drawings, and have...

Hi Wagon 73: Thanks for the kind words. Sorry, I actually live in Martinez, Ca. If you feel like making the trip, I'd be glad to show you the shop and help you any way I can. Send me your E-mail address. John [email protected]

The casting set comes with a complete set of plans, however I don't know if they will sell you a set of plans only. You might call Dwight and talk to him. I bought the set, but I'm making my own drawings and many changes to the original design. The helical gears are from Boston Gear and are...

The engine is from was developed by Ken Hurst and Dwight Giles. Complete casting sets, including plans. and the blower, are available from Dwight at 1 (707) 648-1481. I have made many changes to the original design to make it look more like a race engine, including 2 magnetos, and Hilborn fuel...

Hi guys: Thanks for the advice. That was my also my plan. Mains first in the lathe, rough out the rod journals in the mill and complete in the lathe. Getting all of the dimensions right is a l little daunting, however, I think I can make it work.

Hi Guys: I'm going to try again to post a few photos of my engine so far. The block, cyl. liners, oil pan, front cover, timing gears, rear cover, flywheel, and oil pan have been completed. Everything is made of 6061 alum. except the timing gears, which are naval brass and 4130 steel. Next is the...

Hi Guys: Spent 30 minutes choosing 8 pics and saving them in the "Manage Attachments" file. Hit "Upload" and nothing happened. I'm going to try again tonite. Thanks for the advice on the crank. I'm with you. Sound is 90% of the effect these small Display engines have. john G.

Hi Guys: Wanted to share some pics of my first attempt at a V8. The block and main caps were machined out of a chunk of 6061 T-6 Alum. as well as the oil pan, timing cover, rear bulkhead plate, and flywheel cover. Cylinder liners are made from 40K grey cast iron. Timing gears were made using...

Hi Dsage: Sorry, but I have a manual Bridgeport. However, I do have a tabletop CNC machine made by DYNA, that I am just starting to try and learn. My CAD and CAM programs are Geomagic, (Formerly Alibre). I plan on using it for the rods, pistons, rocker arms, and anything else that I have to...

I too am building a V-8, however, I'm new to this site and haven't figured out how to post pictures yet. Would be very interested in your procedure for making the crank. I'm working on rods and pistons right now, but hear nothing but horror stories from members of my club on making the crank...