Re: Do-it-yourself Guides

[eddie]

I'm with Errol on this one. I've just done some work on an L series head with an air die grinder and burrs and it was very quick and easy. You have good control but watch out they cut ally really fast! And wear eye protection! The chips fly everywhere! I think I might finish mine with some abrasive like emery cloth but should be able to do that by hand. The carbide burrs were good for smoothing out the inside of the block too.   Eddie England 1969 510 4door Just got another 510!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ratdat.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Errol Smith To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 10:01 PM Subject: RE: Do-it-yourself Guides James, There were similar kits out about ten years ago. The problem with the kits was you ended up with a lot of coarse wheels that were not much use and not enough fine polishing wheels. There are better wheels around now where the grit is contained in a rubber like base. They are more expensive but do a lot better job quicker. The cartridge roll mandrels they sell you in the kit are easily made using a piece of 1/4 rod and cutting a slot in with a hack saw. Most good automotive shops also stock the flat grinder wheeels in either soft or coarse abrasive grades. I find that an electric die grinder and some good P&N Tungsten Carbide burrs will beat the heck out of trying to grind material away. Even cast iron is easily cut with a carbide burr. Cheers Feral Errol mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.datrats.com.au/   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of jamesf Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 1:27 AM To: membersozdat Subject: Do-it-yourself Guides     Hi Everyone I stumbled across the following DIY guides for Head porting and block prep... they are working on V8 stuff, but the concepts are the same for 4 cyl's....  thought they might be of use to someone... Standard Abrasives - Do-it-yourself Guides http://www.sa-motorsports.com/diyguide.htm http://www.sa-motorsports.com/diyport.htm http://www.sa-motorsports.com/blockdiy/blkdiy.htm Has anyone ever seen or tried one of their kits? Cya JamesF   -- ________________________________________________________________________ James Fitness Director Data Scribe Australia Pty Ltd http://www.datascribe.com.au Computers and Supplies OZDAT Online http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm   --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------