Let's see some machine work

[slodat]

Looks good. Is that the HF gear head mill?

 

How are you going to finish the sides of the Datsun OHC insert?

[yellowdatsun]

Yep, HF geared head mill. For the money you can't beat it. Made many parts on here.

 

I'll be getting some more aluminum to fill the center section so the whole top is flat. It will all be TIG welded and them smoothed.

[slodat]

I have the same mill. I wish there was a way to keep the head trammed when raising/lowering..

[yellowdatsun]

I agree, also wish the head up/down and table were electric. May convert the table soon, my arms get tired from turning the handles.

[slodat]

I have a power feed for the x. I need to put it back together. The circuit board fried in it right after I got it. I'd recommend staying away from the HF power feed. I think the Enco is a better piece.

[mklotz70]

I defintely want to see some pics of how you tig the aluminum manifold!! I still have a valve cover I need to do.

[datrod]

Took this one a couple days ago. Just really like the pic for some reason.

And the finished product. The subi to Z car side axles. Finished and shipped.

[datrod]

Figured I'd finally add some machine work to the thread. I don't have the hot setup the other guys do, my mill is 100% manual.

Done a lot of Machining over the past week or so, figured I'd share it with everyone.

 

As some of you know I'm already running a modified Maxima intake on my VG30. I got another one and decided to really go crazy on it. Here's a pic of what it originally looks like:

 

 

I cut off the idle solenoid mounting boss:

 

 

Some of these are a bit out of order, but here's the EGR hole welded up and milled down. The weld wasn't enough and had to be re-cut again later.

 

 

This pic was done a some time ago, and the manifold used for a while, before the next picture was taken.

 

Then the EGR stuff, including the inner valve assemblies. You can also see I shaved off the "NISSAN" from the top of the cover, and milled flat all the other bosses on the side of the manifold:

 

 

Here's me cutting the "Datsun OHC" out of a valve cover:

 

 

Then milling a relief into the Maxima intake:

 

 

So it can accept the "Datsun OHC" lettering:

 

 

Nice job Rat Dat. Make sure you post some more pic's when your done.

[yellowdatsun]

Welding on the cast manifolds and such sucks because there's so much junk in the aluminum castings, IE: sand, steel, and what-have-you. Hard to make it pretty, but that's ok because mine will be milled flat and polished anyways.

[mklotz70]

Rat Dat....great stuff! Not sure how I missed that. I had similar probs with welding the valve cover I was modding...which still needs to be finished :(

 

 

So, I'm working on an adapter plate to put a Weber DFV onto my E1 in the NL. Most of the build is in the carb swap thread( http://community.ratsun.net/topic/23024-e1-carb-swap/page__view__findpost__p__328029 ), but this is actual machine work.....thought I'd put it here instead :)

 

 

 

[mklotz70]

If this piece were to be subjected to a lot more torque, I may not have done it this way, but to drill a couple of holes...no prob. Basically, the piece did not have parallel sides. The side against the socket was at a pretty fair angle. The clamp is really rigid, so it won't twist like a bench vise and absorb the difference. The socket allows it to be clamped pretty dang tightly without having to mill the one side parallel first. :)

 

[datrod]

If this piece were to be subjected to a lot more torque, I may not have done it this way, but to drill a couple of holes...no prob. Basically, the piece did not have parallel sides. The side against the socket was at a pretty fair angle. The clamp is really rigid, so it won't twist like a bench vise and absorb the difference. The socket allows it to be clamped pretty dang tightly without having to mill the one side parallel first. :)

 

 

 

You crack me up Mike. I would have never thought of that. Now I'm going to have to go out in the shop and try it.

[mklotz70]

LOL!! That's too funny! I certainly didn't think of it myself....I got it from a book or someone else! :)

[mklotz70]

Not really much, but maybe if I post something in this thread, someone else will post something cool! :)

 

Took me way longer to figure out how to hold these accurately than it did to mill them. They're caliper brackets for Driven's motorcycle.....something about putting spoke wheels on a bike with aluminum ones....you'll have to ask him :)

 

 

 

 

 

[metalmonkey47]

OOOOO I like this thrad. I'm gonna post up pics of my adventures in the Notre Dame machine shop when i get the chance.

[bonvo]

i wanna make parts like this :(

[mklotz70]

OOOOO I like this thrad. I'm gonna post up pics of my adventures in the Notre Dame machine shop when i get the chance.

 

Awesome! Looking forward to it!! I've been to the book store on that campus...years ago!!! Still have a refrig magnet from it :)

 

i wanna make parts like this :(

 

You can do it!!! I got this in a fortune cookie...it's taped over my desk....

 

"A wish changes nothing. A decision changes everything!"

 

Basically, anything you really want is simply a decision away. I don't have a savings account, a bling house or a bling car....but I gots me some tools to be able to do what I really love to do :)

[mklotz70]

Thought I'd bump this since I was here. Maybe someone has something to post? :)

[Skib]

Thought I'd bump this since I was here. Maybe someone has something to post? :)

 

 

if you really want somthing to post I guuuessss I could give you some of my stuff to machine

 

 

 

:rofl:

[mklotz70]

if you really want somthing to post I guuuessss I could give you some of my stuff to machine

 

 

 

:rofl:

 

 

Too funny! :) .....although you are correct :) I've got quite a list of "to do's" already and with our entire building getting rearranged, I'll be working a ton of overtime in the next couple of months...and going to a school....I'll be pretty busy :(

[Skib]

over time is good :D just keep reminding yourself its more money for dattos :lol:

[mklotz70]

I don't own any of my own datos...just the two 521's that belong to my wife and daughter.....so it will go for bills or tools. :)

[Skib]

mmmmmm tools :P

[elmerfudpucker]

OT is always good. There are more than a few on the 0 hour sched...

[shanzaymalik]

I am a filthy pig of a spammer...