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Last week I made a oil sensor fitting out of aluminum that did not fit in the car. This week I redesigned the fitting and remade it out of 4140 steel. I hate working with this material and perhaps it was a bit overkill. It took me 5 times to get it right. I'm lucky I had enough steel.
From Left to Right in the first picture
#1) Everything was going good until I drilled the oil passage and the drill bit broke inside the piece just as it had broken through into the oil sender cavity.
#2) On this specimen I ASS U ME d that I new the dimensions in my head and I took too much material off.
#3) See number 1
#4) Learned what not to do on a Bridgeport on this one. Specimen slipped in vice due to J head not locked down.
#5) Running out of material at this point. I actually made 2 simultainusly with the last 2 pieces of material I had. I figured since the drill keeps breaking as I bust into the sensor threaded cavity than I wont drill into the sensor cavity. I drilled the oil passage first then the sensor cavity. That worked and I now have 2 parts complete.
The rest of the pictures are of the second good specimen installed on my spare filter housing.
So whats left to do.
1 A 450SL radiator is on order. I believe that will get me running at least for the moment.
2 Two more wiring components need to be installed and then I can finish final routing of the wiring.
3 Before first start, I need to bypass heater hoses and transmission lines.
4 Put gas in it
5 The key
Of course its Mothers day tomarow and next week I want to go to Carlisle.
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