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| McMark |
 Oct 31 2006, 07:44 PM
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914 Freak!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None  |
I made a couple of tools I thought I'd share. Nothing all too interesting, but I had a good time making them.
Made a deck height tool. Aluminum plate drilled some holes with a drill press for the studs to pass through, and in the center for access. Drilled and tapped a hole to mount the dial indicator (to find true TDC). Right now I have some galvanized pipe used as spacers. These need to be replaced with something a little more stout.  This is a head stand. My friend who builds american V8 motors has something like this for his heads. The four pegs line up with the head nut seats and the threaded ends allow me to adjust the level when I'm determining combustion chamber volume.  Here is how the head looks. Very handy to have a nice solid base to work with.  |
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| rick 918-S |
Oct 31 2006, 07:54 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,462 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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| Jeroen |
Oct 31 2006, 08:34 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
smart & simple
I like it! |
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| swood |
Oct 31 2006, 08:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,839 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Strong Beach Member No.: 251 Region Association: None |
Slick...
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| Borderline |
Oct 31 2006, 10:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 8-February 05 From: San Juan Bautista, CA Member No.: 3,577 Region Association: Northern California |
Looks cool! Can we mod the first one to get deck ht too?
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| McMark |
Oct 31 2006, 11:27 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
The first one is for measuring deck height (my post was a little confusing). But you need the dial indicator to find TRUE TDC, then measure deck height. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) So it does both. To get the deck height, measure from the top of the plate down to the piston, and then subtract the thickness of the plate.
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| Bartlett 914 |
Nov 1 2006, 07:04 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,216 Joined: 30-August 05 From: South Elgin IL Member No.: 4,707 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE(McMark @ Oct 31 2006, 09:27 PM)  The first one is for measuring deck height (my post was a little confusing). But you need the dial indicator to find TRUE TDC, then measure deck height. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) So it does both. To get the deck height, measure from the top of the plate down to the piston, and then subtract the thickness of the plate. Easier still is to lay the plate on a flat surface and set the indicator to measure zero from the bottom of the plate. Then when in use your readings are direct. Well almost direct. Unless you have a depth indicator, you will need to count backwards. |
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| URY914 |
Nov 1 2006, 07:22 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,693 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
I like guys that are always thinking and trying to do something better. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)
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| DNHunt |
Nov 1 2006, 08:38 AM
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914 Wizard? No way. I got too much to learn. Group: Members Posts: 4,099 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Gig Harbor, WA Member No.: 598 |
Hey Mark. Just a yhought can you adjust it to measure different spots on the piston? If you have a piston with a dish or worse valve pockets you may want to measure at the edge of the piston.
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