308 V12 conversion begins

Unloved and so empty inside....

 

Paul,

My car feels the same way every time I block it out. Remember those days!

Alan
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I didn't get a lot of time tonight, but I did finish side 1 and drilled about 7" in on side 2. The big answer on if the hole went straight will have to wait until tomorrow.
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Yes I remember like it was yesterday, what an undertaking. I want to see more pics but dont want to hyjack marks thread.

 

I got the 5/16" hole through tonight and it looked pretty goo in the middle the best I could see any way. I started the 3/8" hole and it's in about 18" and looks to have cleaned up the center. So far so good. Another 3 weeks of drilling and I should have all 4 cams done
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Is that another pile of metal shavings I see on the floor? I'm still waiting for my jar of curly shavings from the block!

 

Hey Mark,

Is that one of your new oversized pistons on the floor??
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You know Mark, that's a great idea....you could sell "Metal shaving souveniers" and "Frankenmotor" T-shirts to offset the cost of your project!



JIM

 

You wouldn't be a salesman by any chance JIM.

 

That or a bucket of roofing tar I set there to stand on to get a better angle for one of the pictures a while back and never picked up

 

I don't thing there is any market for trash and I'd feel bad selling it.....you can have as much trash as you want though

 

So I got the first one done. The hole is not the straightest really, but I don't think it matters. It's though, it doesn't come anywhere near where it wold be a concer about break-out of even thin walls. I don't think out of balance is an issue , it is a camshaft after all so it out of balance by definition. I'm checking out the set up and re-indicating everything to be sure it's as good as it can be, then I'm going to drill the other 3. Look for up date of "still drilling" for the next couple weeks.

 

I called the machine shop I sent the block to since I hadn't heard from them. The block made it there safe and sound, but being spring now they are quite busy and haven't looked at it yet.....so I'll have time to finish drilling the cam billet before it comes back.

 

Lana says no more weeknights on the car until I get the yard work workcaught.....which doesn't seem all that fair since my part of work is caught up. Hopefully I'll be back to the car next week, I finished most of Lana's work for her yesterday and I think that's the key to car time

 

Oh boy. That brings back memories of my ex wife....

Good luck!!

 

I end up doing most of it for her every year. She loves to pick stuff in the garden when it's ready, but not so much the whole working in the dirt part. There are plenty of things she does take care of around the house, "her" garden's just not one of them. She really like's having it though so it doesn't bother me to look after it for her. She helped a few hours saturday and will most likely help a bit next weekend. It's got to get planted soon and unlike the car a week does matter, so the car will need to wait. I could use a little break from the car anyway.

 

I have found that doing ANYTHING my wife wants me to do is key to car time!!

Jedi

 

Sounds like the "honeydo's" are killing all of you!

 

that sounds right

 

HEY! It's getting too quiet around here!!

 

Lana has Mark on a short lease. And i think she took his laptop away too.

 

I hate it when that happens!

 

It's amazing how somethings in marriage transcend all international and cultural barriers.

Some basic truths define our known universe:

E = mc2

a2 + b2 = c2

When mommas not happy, aint nobody happy

 

And the corollary:

"When Daddy's not happy, nobody cares."

 

Hahaha, I hadn't heard that one. I like it!