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alpha434
post Feb 4 2006, 02:24 PM
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I intend on making myself titanium connecting rods. Don't tell me its a bad idea. I'm already set on doing it. BUT, I want input on the exact shape. I'm assuming that the structure has to be a little different to downplay brittleness in titanium. Porsche factory did titanium. Does anyone have one that could take a picture for me?
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post Feb 6 2006, 10:52 PM
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I'll see what I can do... it has been a long time since I had contact with those guys, but an "old boss" might still have the connection on the coating...

BTW, wasn't implying you think you are a god or in your own world... I said at 20 I thought I was a god... and when I was 20 most of the things I did went far beyond (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) and straight to insane (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/av-943.gif) I still laugh when I recall my first time on Willow Springs - guy let me drive his vintage 70 Mustang Boss 302 T/A car for a couple of laps and on the second lap ever in a race car I was running 145+ down the front straight "bumping the rev limiter" - then when I came in he asked how many rpm I was turning because he could hear the valves floating (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) Some rev limiter. I had that car in a complete 4-wheel drift through turn 5 on that lap too when it used to be narrow running a double apex - I would line up the second apex fully sideways and nail the throttle to hook it back up. I lost those balls about 5 years ago (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif)

He let me drive that car quite a bit after that "as long as I paid for 1/2 the tires and kept it below 7500" (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer.gif)

If I can track that coating info down, I will PM you, but trust me, there is about a 1% chance on that. I am so bad with names... I knew it 8 years ago, but thinking back, we were talking to no less than 10 different aerospace coaters throughout the Southwest/Ca area and I can't remember a single name. Too much info for my long term memory to retain... what was the question?
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alpha434   Titanium Connecting Rods   Feb 4 2006, 02:24 PM
ArtechnikA   <...   Feb 4 2006, 02:38 PM
TimT   I have 18 Pankl Ti rods at the shop, 12 are going ...   Feb 4 2006, 02:54 PM
LvSteveH   Without getting into detail, you will be much bett...   Feb 4 2006, 03:04 PM
alpha434   <...   Feb 4 2006, 04:24 PM
LvSteveH   Ok.... alpha and beta and alpha/beta are not alloy...   Feb 4 2006, 04:52 PM
Kevin@ojai.net   <...   Feb 4 2006, 04:55 PM
alpha434     Feb 4 2006, 04:56 PM
davep   A net-shape forging is one that requires minimal m...   Feb 4 2006, 05:00 PM
alpha434   <...   Feb 4 2006, 05:03 PM
alpha434     Feb 4 2006, 05:04 PM
TimT   I believe the coating on the Pankl Ti rods is an o...   Feb 4 2006, 05:21 PM
kwales   I wouldn't screw with titanium unless there is...   Feb 4 2006, 05:32 PM
Brett W   Titanium needs a coating like a DLC type coating. ...   Feb 4 2006, 07:03 PM
Aaron Cox     Feb 4 2006, 07:10 PM
DNHunt   http://www.914world.com/bbs2...   Feb 4 2006, 07:18 PM
Headrage     Feb 4 2006, 07:21 PM
sean_v8_914   6 AL 4 V   Feb 4 2006, 10:16 PM
MattR     Feb 4 2006, 11:29 PM
URY914     Feb 4 2006, 11:39 PM
Elliot Cannon     Feb 4 2006, 11:47 PM
alpha434     Feb 5 2006, 02:45 AM
MattR   <...   Feb 5 2006, 02:55 AM
Twystd1   Just stay with it... Anything that can help OUR c...   Feb 5 2006, 02:57 AM
URY914   <...   Feb 5 2006, 08:00 AM
URY914   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/e...   Feb 5 2006, 08:05 AM
J P Stein   Stuff I think I know bout Titanium: Expensive in ...   Feb 5 2006, 09:48 AM
9146986   My guess is the raw material alone would cost abou...   Feb 5 2006, 10:12 AM
Twystd1   Aw... You guys are to hard on the kid....   Feb 5 2006, 07:20 PM
MattR     Feb 5 2006, 07:30 PM
URY914     Feb 5 2006, 08:38 PM
kwales   Matt, As an engineer, I've had some painful l...   Feb 5 2006, 09:27 PM
kwales   Gee thanks URY... Love you too http://www.914world.com/bbs2...   Feb 5 2006, 09:46 PM
URY914     Feb 5 2006, 10:27 PM
Cloudbuster     Feb 5 2006, 10:28 PM
MattR   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/htm...   Feb 5 2006, 11:11 PM
MattR     Feb 5 2006, 11:23 PM
Aaron Cox   http://www.914world.com/bbs...   Feb 5 2006, 11:42 PM
Twystd1   Note: According to the boyz at shop talk forums.....   Feb 6 2006, 12:42 AM
MattR     Feb 6 2006, 12:45 AM
Mueller     Feb 6 2006, 01:07 AM
Twystd1   Mike I don't have a clue. But much like SCAT....   Feb 6 2006, 06:48 AM
Twystd1   Before I forget Mike, Does your friend from China...   Feb 6 2006, 06:52 AM
alpha434   Pictures from titanium project for vocational scho...   Feb 6 2006, 11:23 AM
Mueller     Feb 6 2006, 01:32 PM
alpha434   Carbide is the new thing with rings. I don't k...   Feb 6 2006, 01:42 PM
Mueller   <...   Feb 6 2006, 01:56 PM
alpha434     Feb 6 2006, 01:58 PM
byndbad914   I had the joy about 8 yrs ago working with some gu...   Feb 6 2006, 09:40 PM
alpha434   C'mon. I'd never give up. Regardless of wh...   Feb 6 2006, 10:19 PM
byndbad914   I'll see what I can do... it has been a long t...   Feb 6 2006, 10:52 PM
alpha434   You're the best. It took about three times a...   Feb 6 2006, 11:18 PM
Porcharu     Feb 7 2006, 01:47 AM
alpha434   Stay on topic! Coatings!!! And ye...   Feb 7 2006, 01:57 AM
alpha434   Progress update. Pictures!!!   Feb 9 2006, 08:07 PM
alpha434   and   Feb 9 2006, 08:08 PM
alpha434   and   Feb 9 2006, 08:08 PM
Brian Mifsud   One question I haven't seen anyone ask.. .. A...   Feb 9 2006, 09:04 PM
Mueller   <...   Feb 9 2006, 09:49 PM
lapuwali   I think this is one of those cases where the buyer...   Feb 9 2006, 09:55 PM
Twystd1   Alpha, I am at my machinist friends shop right now...   Feb 9 2006, 10:42 PM
alpha434   Damn. What is wrong with you guys?!? I'm d...   Feb 10 2006, 01:45 AM
MattR   <...   Feb 10 2006, 01:59 AM
alpha434   Haha. And Matt. He's definately NOT a doucheba...   Feb 10 2006, 02:01 AM
MattR   ...   Feb 10 2006, 02:04 AM
Twystd1   Alpha... Ya can't bag on MattR.. he knows me...   Feb 10 2006, 04:26 AM
Twystd1   By the way, I was chatting with some of the 356 c...   Feb 10 2006, 04:55 AM
Aaron Cox   proceed with caution http://ww...   Feb 10 2006, 10:38 AM
alpha434   <...   Feb 10 2006, 01:42 PM
TimT   Pankl Ti, Pauter, Stock The Pankl rod is a consum...   Feb 10 2006, 08:19 PM
TimT   we all need a left hand monkey wrench   Feb 10 2006, 08:20 PM
TimT   This is the "parting line" of the coating... afte...   Feb 10 2006, 08:23 PM
MattR     Feb 10 2006, 08:54 PM
TimT   Ya they are out of a car that raced at Le Mans   Feb 10 2006, 08:57 PM
SGB   fascinating. I feel like I'm in school again....   Feb 10 2006, 09:31 PM
MattR   A quick google search... thats a TRG car? Do you ...   Feb 10 2006, 09:53 PM
Twystd1   Alpha. Try giving these guys a call. These guys ...   Feb 11 2006, 01:36 AM
alpha434   Hehe. The valve train is actually somewhat stock. ...   Feb 11 2006, 03:55 AM
alpha434   If you're really serious about that stuff, the...   Feb 11 2006, 04:01 AM
J P Stein   ...   Feb 11 2006, 10:38 AM
Thorshammer   Maybe I am lost here but is the journey to build a...   Feb 11 2006, 01:30 PM
Mueller   ...   Feb 11 2006, 02:52 PM
alpha434   ....has little criss-crosses in them.....

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