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09/14/02 |
More work on 1965 110hp Corvair engine |
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I've bought almost all I need for the
conversion. I still need to get a crank, cam, prop hub and distributor.
I bought most of my stuff from Larry's Custom Corvair. He has a nice set
of reworked and precision balanced rods for $145. Also got a set of TRW
forged pistons from Larry's as well for $229. I took an idea from Pat Panzera and milled off the stock intake flange. It sure makes the intake manifolds clean and professional looking. I have to build a jig to squarely hold the head and provide a flat surface for the router base to ride along. I made the jig to last. I figured as time goes on I'll end up building another engine or two and would also be willing to do the mill work for any other Corvair builders. Contact me if you'd like me to mill your heads. Soon I'll have a 90 degree aluminum pipe welded into place. This method shaves some weight and reduces the overall height dimension of the engine.
Also, I've taken the extra effort to grind and
polish the intakes like Pat has done. It's a lot of work to get the
looking good but the results are well worth it! I want my engine to look
show quality. I plan on entering my ship in experimental fly-ins and
want to be able to show off every part. My engine will be polished and
color coordinated to the plane. Several key elements will have blue and
black paint. |
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The router in action. A carbide bit cuts
through aluminum like butter!
This head is completely milled. Perfectly
flat and ready for the intake tube to be welded.
The messy aftermath. A bunch of aluminum chips
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