Project update
Been a while since last post and now that the hurricanes has slowed down we have resumed some activities. Finally got a piece of 6061T6 plate in 3/4 inch to start crafting the engine to trans adapter plate but encountered some trouble when attempting to cut it. After some brain storming we decided to just try an old Skill saw with a carbide tipped blade and wow it cut that plate like butter. That allowed us to make all straight cuts to get the basic size.
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Then we used a manual milling machine to shape the plate by hand.
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Next step was to locate and center the input shaft and bell housing pin holes so we can properly transfer punch the bell housing bolt holes.
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Once we get the bolt holes drilled and tapped we will move on to fitting the plate up to the VR6 engine flange. We are making the foot print of the engine adapter plate to allow for use of the M112/M113 style bell housings so that any of the 716 six speed manual transmissions can be adapted to the engine.
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We also decided to convert the dual mass flywheel to a single mass style unit by welding the the damper plate to the drive plate. But don't try this at home!
Eventually we will craft our own custom flywheel for this application.
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The unit was then bolted back together and rebalanced.
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More updates will follow and thanks for looking.