I did some port work on my aluminum formula ford head and need to smooth it out. When I was young I had a cheapo wheel cylinder tool which consisted of a course square of sandpaper trapped in a shank which went into the drill. it cleaned up cylinders but left them a little grainy. anyone know where I can buy one of these?

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I just did a search on " flapper sanding":, and a bunch of results came up. several on eBay.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

Split a wooden dowel and insert a length of emory cloth into the split line. You can use it in a drill. If you want to get fancy, split it twice and add to lengths. it will cut in forward and reverse. It works in a pinch, and does a decent job.

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1987 560SL
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thanks guys!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

why not use something like this? Scotch-Brite Combi-Wheels-Shop 3M

needs to fit into about 1.25" port.

thanks guys!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Being alloy you need to be gentle.
A 1/4" bolt with a few round pieces of scotch brite say 1 1/4" Diameter held between 2 washers on the bolt is great for polishing alloy. You dont need genuine stuff ~ cheap pot cleaning pads from the supermarket are good for cutting the circles out of.
Emery is way too harsh. 600 wet and dry is good if wet with diesel.
My dremil has attachments that take a cylindrical piece of emery.

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1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

These combo wheels are an excellent idea, I have used them on various jobs including on some Hydraulic cylinders, then going finer and finer. The big things is finding the real fine ones, which are only distributed by 3M in Europe, (Belgium) for some reason.

If you can find the right diameter, go to town!
Good luck.

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
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1983 380SL
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