While working as engineering manager (paper pusher), I needed something that was technically challenging. So at lunch, I began to eat at my desk and started designing my own v-8 engine. This is my own design of a SOHC engine. I have a lot of the parts made. But from the time I first got started to now, I've purchased a CNC milling machine. So the opportunities to make parts better is there. I've started re-designing some of the parts for CNC work. One is the intake. I decided to run 8 small carbs that I redesigned from plans I bought from Jerry Howell. It's really overkill, but I thought it would look better and be lot more challenging. Progress is slow, but I have made some...
Please feel free to take a look at what I have done so far by clicking
HEREThe crank was done on my 1932 Southbend lathe that my Grandfather bought new. I have 2 lathes, but it's the only one that is set-up to turn between centers. The last 2 photos are more recent parts that I completed on the CNC. The last photo is one of the carbs that I did as a prototype on the 4th axis. This allowed me to machine 4 of the 6 sides in one set-up.
Comments, suggestions or complaints are always welcome.
Thanks for looking,
Eric