Post by koffinbuilder64 on May 12, 2013 12:28:30 GMT -6
Hey Guys (& Gals), some of you have noticed that under my avatar, it says: She's gettin' a TDR Hemi. Well, if you have checked my fotki page, you would have seen that I scratch-built my own 329 Hemi some time ago. I never was quite happy with it because certain areas I couldn't get quite right. Then a couple months ago, I was given the opportunity to restore a 3-D printed 1/8 392 Hemi!. Of course I jumped at the chance! If you haven't heard of TDR yet, your in for a treat! They make all kinds of kool stuff (in different scales too!). Please check out their website: TDR catalog.com. TDR Innovations , When Don (one of the masterminds of TDR) sent me the engine, it looked like this:
He also sent a new pair of valve covers. The material they use is easy to work with, sands easy, is on the softer side, so, care is recommended when working with them. OK, the first thing I did was cut off the front cover & oil pan because I will reuse my scratched drag-race style cover & I want to alclad the oil pan. The paint on the engine was quite thick!. Here is a pic after all the sawing:
Next, everything went into the stripping tank. The block stayed in for longer due to the amount of paint. The heads with there silver paint came out fairly quickly. Here are some pics:
As you can see, the block will need some clean-up & work, but its kool! Here are more pics:
The oil pan will also need some work, but its not bad. Next, I cleaned out all the bolt holes in the block using my drill-press:
After making the necessary repairs to the block, the motor-mounts from the old block were carefully cut off & glued onto the 'new' block:
Yes, all there parts are made with real bolt-holes! They are that good. After all the work, it was time for some primer:
Next, the heads will need some work also, the 329's didn't have water-jacket ports like the 392's did. So, off they will go!:
The front cover that I made will also need some altering to make it correct:
Here is a pic of the new valve covers, after one was sanded & primed. Notice the bolt holes?:
And here is the pic of the new engine sittin' in the car:
What do you think???
Hope you like it, more soon!! ;D
(I highly recommend checking out their website, you just might find something to add to one of your projects!)
He also sent a new pair of valve covers. The material they use is easy to work with, sands easy, is on the softer side, so, care is recommended when working with them. OK, the first thing I did was cut off the front cover & oil pan because I will reuse my scratched drag-race style cover & I want to alclad the oil pan. The paint on the engine was quite thick!. Here is a pic after all the sawing:
Next, everything went into the stripping tank. The block stayed in for longer due to the amount of paint. The heads with there silver paint came out fairly quickly. Here are some pics:
As you can see, the block will need some clean-up & work, but its kool! Here are more pics:
The oil pan will also need some work, but its not bad. Next, I cleaned out all the bolt holes in the block using my drill-press:
After making the necessary repairs to the block, the motor-mounts from the old block were carefully cut off & glued onto the 'new' block:
Yes, all there parts are made with real bolt-holes! They are that good. After all the work, it was time for some primer:
Next, the heads will need some work also, the 329's didn't have water-jacket ports like the 392's did. So, off they will go!:
The front cover that I made will also need some altering to make it correct:
Here is a pic of the new valve covers, after one was sanded & primed. Notice the bolt holes?:
And here is the pic of the new engine sittin' in the car:
What do you think???
Hope you like it, more soon!! ;D(I highly recommend checking out their website, you just might find something to add to one of your projects!)
