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Repowering Case 1830 with Ford inline 6
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<blockquote data-quote="phlegm" data-source="post: 94353" data-attributes="member: 12227"><p>Wow, lost almost a year on this project. Its not that I didn't think about it, or trip over it everytime I went into the shop, its just that it is such a low priority that it is hard to get traction some days. Between the previous post and now, I acquired an 8.5" flywheel and decided to go with the small i6 bellhousing pattern. Also, I found a few cans of an old implement paint that is a very good match, so motor painting will be my future. a few weeks ago I drew up the measurements for the new adapter plate. Here the project sits in pieces, currently it is holding up the new hood for the '68 Mustang (in the box) </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1092_zpslcw863xi.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The shop is always a mess, it seems that every project leaves remnants to remind me that I do actually work... rear shackle hanger bracket from the 1975 F250 leaf spring swap, master cylinder left over from the full brake rebuild on the '68 Mustang, old battery from the '94 GMC. I just noticed that there are also header bolts for the '75 F250 hanging from the back of the skidsteer. Old adapter box and plywood. </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1093_zpsheie8aa9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Tracing the original parts onto the board, X-marks the center. </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1098_zpsb8eqrmm7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Again, I laid the small i6 block spacer plate onto the wood template. </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1100_zpsul7eojq9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>I marked 11" diameter hole for the flywheel and transferred the hole locations from the i6 spacer plate onto board, I colored them in so I could easily identify them. </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1102_zpszsahuexd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Artitsts rendition using measurements from SoCar72's dimensions, I did not re-measure. </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1105_zps58wv3vph.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>I picked up a piece of steel from a local hardware store, its bigger than I need, but bigger is better. I tried stretching steel once, it wasn't pretty. </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1567_zpsf432vj0o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Its hard to see in this picture, but I drilled two of the bellhousing bolts and all 3 of the starter bolts. </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1569_zpssqpfcup1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The neighbor has a small cheap chinese plasma cutter, I asked him about his opinion of it, because they are fairly cheap on Amazon for the current version (hovering between $270-400 for a Lotos LT5000D -- non-touch) The CUT50D that I am using must be touched to metal to ignite. </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1571_zpsgxwxk6xr.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Making the first few cuts proved that I am not good with a hand held plasma cutter </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1573_zpsyeji8969.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>I completed the large circle cuts. </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1576_zpszcowyz19.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>I had to re-cut a few sections in order to get the metal to fall free. Also note that I cut part of my welding table top because I wasn't paying attention. </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1578_zpsyoz9qxna.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>My handheld cutting left some very ugly scars on the steel, I used my 4" grinder to smooth out the wrinkles, its not perfect, but then again it doesn't need to be. </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1579_zpso7hqavf9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The real problem was that I didn't open up the center hole big enough for the flywheel/ring gear to fall through. I'd mark this up to not enough measuring or verification. </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1580_zps9p6t6uwd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>So I cut it again, </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1582_zpstacfgjpt.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>and I used the grinder to clean it up... again... </p><p><img src="http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1584_zpscwvrvcve.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The flywheel easily passes through the hole in the center, tonight when I get home I'll use several drill bits to open up the bolt holes and look for my tap/die set for the starter holes, and I'll trim the sheet down to the size I need. So far, I think the problem with plasma cutting is me, not the torch. But the touch to ignite feature sucks a little. And my 6 gallon HF air compressor couldn't keep up with it either. Overall, seems like it would work for most of what I do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phlegm, post: 94353, member: 12227"] Wow, lost almost a year on this project. Its not that I didn't think about it, or trip over it everytime I went into the shop, its just that it is such a low priority that it is hard to get traction some days. Between the previous post and now, I acquired an 8.5" flywheel and decided to go with the small i6 bellhousing pattern. Also, I found a few cans of an old implement paint that is a very good match, so motor painting will be my future. a few weeks ago I drew up the measurements for the new adapter plate. Here the project sits in pieces, currently it is holding up the new hood for the '68 Mustang (in the box) [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1092_zpslcw863xi.jpg[/IMG] The shop is always a mess, it seems that every project leaves remnants to remind me that I do actually work... rear shackle hanger bracket from the 1975 F250 leaf spring swap, master cylinder left over from the full brake rebuild on the '68 Mustang, old battery from the '94 GMC. I just noticed that there are also header bolts for the '75 F250 hanging from the back of the skidsteer. Old adapter box and plywood. [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1093_zpsheie8aa9.jpg[/IMG] Tracing the original parts onto the board, X-marks the center. [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1098_zpsb8eqrmm7.jpg[/IMG] Again, I laid the small i6 block spacer plate onto the wood template. [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1100_zpsul7eojq9.jpg[/IMG] I marked 11" diameter hole for the flywheel and transferred the hole locations from the i6 spacer plate onto board, I colored them in so I could easily identify them. [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1102_zpszsahuexd.jpg[/IMG] Artitsts rendition using measurements from SoCar72's dimensions, I did not re-measure. [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1105_zps58wv3vph.jpg[/IMG] I picked up a piece of steel from a local hardware store, its bigger than I need, but bigger is better. I tried stretching steel once, it wasn't pretty. [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1567_zpsf432vj0o.jpg[/IMG] Its hard to see in this picture, but I drilled two of the bellhousing bolts and all 3 of the starter bolts. [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1569_zpssqpfcup1.jpg[/IMG] The neighbor has a small cheap chinese plasma cutter, I asked him about his opinion of it, because they are fairly cheap on Amazon for the current version (hovering between $270-400 for a Lotos LT5000D -- non-touch) The CUT50D that I am using must be touched to metal to ignite. [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1571_zpsgxwxk6xr.jpg[/IMG] Making the first few cuts proved that I am not good with a hand held plasma cutter [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1573_zpsyeji8969.jpg[/IMG] I completed the large circle cuts. [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1576_zpszcowyz19.jpg[/IMG] I had to re-cut a few sections in order to get the metal to fall free. Also note that I cut part of my welding table top because I wasn't paying attention. [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1578_zpsyoz9qxna.jpg[/IMG] My handheld cutting left some very ugly scars on the steel, I used my 4" grinder to smooth out the wrinkles, its not perfect, but then again it doesn't need to be. [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1579_zpso7hqavf9.jpg[/IMG] The real problem was that I didn't open up the center hole big enough for the flywheel/ring gear to fall through. I'd mark this up to not enough measuring or verification. [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1580_zps9p6t6uwd.jpg[/IMG] So I cut it again, [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1582_zpstacfgjpt.jpg[/IMG] and I used the grinder to clean it up... again... [IMG]http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv256/phl3gm/automotive/Case%201830/20160404_MakingThePlate/IMG_1584_zpscwvrvcve.jpg[/IMG] The flywheel easily passes through the hole in the center, tonight when I get home I'll use several drill bits to open up the bolt holes and look for my tap/die set for the starter holes, and I'll trim the sheet down to the size I need. So far, I think the problem with plasma cutting is me, not the torch. But the touch to ignite feature sucks a little. And my 6 gallon HF air compressor couldn't keep up with it either. Overall, seems like it would work for most of what I do. [/QUOTE]
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