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Re: [Fot] who builds their own engines?

To: "'Bill Bartlett'" <BillBartlett@wingnutracing.com>, "'Chuck Arnold'"
Subject: Re: [Fot] who builds their own engines?
From: "Tim Murphy" <timmurph@fastbytes.com>
Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 18:46:11 -0500
I've rebuilt our engine, first doing the head, summer of 2006, after the
original was found to be cracked, then the bottom end, winter of 2007, when
I found the bearings needed replacing and the crank ground, and then the
sleeves and pistons when we overheated and cracked two of the liners, summer
of 2008.  I have been accused of being a perfectionist, but in the case of
engines I think this a good thing.  Being a graduate engineer, I also have a
very keen sense of attention to detail.  I've always gotten the right gauges
to measure and check things and have 3 Snap-On torque wrenches which I use
to torque just about everything (which sometimes drives my partner, son
Ryan, a little crazy).  I've also made quite a few special tools to do the
job right using the lathe and milling machine I have. (I did control
engineering in the machine tool industry for over 40 years, you learn quite
a bit on how to use the machine tools when you have to design and develop
the controls to make them work.)

Without the help I got from Jack and Tony Drews I'm sure I would have had
problems but the engine runs strong and we have 2 schools and 3 races on it
so far.  Still running strong.  Have learned a lot in the process.

Tim Murphy
1961 TR4 #317 

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bill Bartlett
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 7:46 AM
To: Chuck Arnold; Joe Boruch
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] who builds their own engines?

Curiosity
Just wondering how many racers build their own engines vs have them
professionally built and prepped?
Bill B

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf
Of Chuck Arnold
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:37 AM
To: Joe Boruch
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 main bearing caps

Daryll at Racetorations in England makes a set of bearing caps,along
with a new front sealing piece and a steel rearbearing carrier for the
TR6. Probably has the same kinda stuff for the TR4,I just did not
look.  I bought the TR6 stuff along with hismuch stiffer aluminum
sump.  Those items,plus the ATI fluid damper should help cure some of
the 6's crankshaft woes [I hope].

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Joe Boruch <jaboruch@netzero.net> wrote:
> I have heard rumors of racers making reinforced center main caps for
TR3/4's
> to reduce flex.  I think I saw a car advertised a few years ago in England
> that purported to have one.  The others are beefy enough that they should
not
> need reinforcement.  I too have a block or two that did not come with main
> caps.  Joe(B)
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: "Bob Kramer" <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
> To: Undisclosed-recipients:;
> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Fot] TR4 main bearing caps
> Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 10:01:23 -0500
>
> In my never ending quest to never toss anything I am trying to rescue a
TR4
> block that I got without main bearing caps. I have spare caps for the
front
> and center caps that are close enough for line honing but not a rear cap.
My
> machinist suggested that I could get a cap modeled and CNC'd to fit. We
> talked about whether there would be anything gained from billet caps all
> around. Has anyone done this?
>
> Bob Kramer
> Austin, TX
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