My Second: A Liney RV2

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Well don't touch that dial. Tuesday thru Saturday I have to satisfy the sponsor that foots the bill for this show. Now that I have my first I am anxious to get on with the show. Film at eleven. Zee I'm holding you to it.

Yo Redneck
Eric

[dsquire]

Zee

This ought to be interesting. Zee, are you planning to run the camera by wireless remote. Hope so, cause we don't want to miss any of the action or details. Looking forward to it. This might give team build a whole new meaning.

Cheers

Don

[zeeprogrammer]

Zee

This ought to be interesting. Zee, are you planning to run the camera by wireless remote. Hope so, cause we don't want to miss any of the action or details. Looking forward to it. This might give team build a whole new meaning.

Cheers

Don

Oh no. Eric just asked for a play-by-play. That means I'll just be saying again what he says.
Somewhat boring no?
What Eric wants (I think) is for someone to provide the color.
I can see what I can do but I suspect Eric will be more than colorful enough. 

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Well, I bet y'all thought I'd done runned away, no such luck. Friday was me birthday(New 4" vise) and I worked 14 hours. Saturday 9 more. Sunday made vise stop for new vise and helped my Dad fab a
 piece for his truck. At 77 years young when he asks now I try to make more time than I did a  few years ago. Sunday the crankcase won the toss and elected to receive. Squared it up nicely, milled 1.4x1.6x1.00 pocket, and started to drill holes for oil pan. I thought man this DRO is sweet. Holes 1 thru 6 boom boom boom. Hole 7 was on the exact opposite corner of piece. DAMHKIT!!!!! What did I do wrong? I READ THE FREAK"N PRINT WRONG DAMHKIT DAMHKIT. I was so happy that I hit my dimensions and then to make just a big old dumb A%$# mistake like that. Well that's ok I found out I need a 3/8" end mill that will reach a 1" depth of cut easily, that I can hit my marks with the new DRO, and I have a new ashtray for the workbench. Zee feel free to enter any color commentary you wish and please don't fine me for delay of game

Y'all's Redneck
Eric

[propforward]

Happy Belated Birthday!

I guess you just gained some "experience". Got to get it somehow, right?

[mklotz]

Proving once again that DROs allow one to make mistakes at a much faster pace than in the old days.

Get in the habit of roughly laying the holes out with a ruler and Sharpie before using the DRO to establish final position.  Such sanity checks will often save your bacon.  Especially important if you have a lot of time invested in the piece.

BTW, Happy Birthday.  I'll have a martini in your honor.  (Hell, I'll have one in anybody's honor.)

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Marv, that's the bad part. I did all the initial lay out the old fashioned way just to the wrong dimension. The hole dimensions just looked to be a simple "plug and play". By the way I thought of you the other day when I saw the video "Playing The Part" by Jamey Johnson. YouTube it and tell me if that's the real LA. 
Yo Redneck
Eric

[mklotz]

There is no "real" LA.  Everything here is a stage set in the worst B-movie you can imagine.

As the producer said, "Reality is good stuff; when you can fake that, you got it made."

[Tennessee Whiskey]

I think that's what that redneck video was saying and I think I'll join you in that martini. Is Stoli OK?

Eric

[mklotz]

... I think I'll join you in that martini. Is Stoli OK?

Philistine!  Real martinis are made with gin, preferably Tanqueray, and a mere whisper of dry vermouth (rubbing the cork around the rim of the glass is sufficient).

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Kinda, well totally off topic; Marv us necks used the gin for Salty Dogs and an unknowing partner Later in life during the snow storm of the Miami Vice and Scarface days vodka( the more expensive the better) martinis, real dry and just a little dirty Became the drink. I guess it just stuck ( thank whomever it was the only thing). Since you have become one of my new heroes  8)I'll have to go back and try the traditional. Hey, that's why we're here, to preserve the past in miniature. I'll have mine 1:1

Yo Neck
Eric

[zeeprogrammer]

DAMHKIT!!!!! What did I do wrong? I READ THE FREAK"N PRINT WRONG DAMHKIT DAMHKIT. ...to make just a big old dumb A%$# mistake like that.  Zee feel free to enter any color commentary you wish

Add color to that? Does white-out count? 

Philistine!  Real martinis are made with gin, preferably Tanqueray, and a mere whisper of dry vermouth (rubbing the cork around the rim of the glass is sufficient).

Well...can't let T see this one. As a gin drinker herself I thought you two could get along. Tanqueray is a no-no around here. As for vermouth...she might wave it about in the other room or whisper the word across the glass.

[b.lindsey]

Hmmmm. Salty dogs use vodka here Eric.  But then again, our bourbon is golden brown too 

Bill

[Tennessee Whiskey]

This may come as a shock,but, I might get just a little shop time this weekend and I've got a real engineering question.  :whoohoo:The dimension I missed was the width of crankcase. This 4cyl is a horizontal. I made it 1.4" not 1.5". If I keep the crank on center could I lengthen the cylinders by.050 on both sides would it work. The valve block sits on top of the crankcase and as long as it's centered and I as long as account for the extra length when I make valve to head tubing I don't think it would be a problem. I know I probably haven't explained something clear enough so fire away with questions and advice.

[b.lindsey]

Eric, is this the same piece you had the hole layout issue on? Was the barstock supplied as part of the kit or supplied by you?
Bill