BMW V8 dry sump from billet

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Darren:
Does this help?

http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/b/r/british%20standard%20whitworth/source.html

Artie:
Hi Ade, firstly, damned great job so far. Loving the write up. Secondly, I have to endorse earlier comments, no cock up is a failure if you learn something from it... its called 'practise' and its time well invested!!

Lastly, are not these fittings available in steel or hi tensile ali? (such as Earls fittings at www.holley.com) I ask this because if one of these broke at the thread point it would cost you an engine. Sort of a silly reason to lose an engine.

Keep it up mate. :beer:

dsquire:
Ade

I'm going to throw my 2 cents worth in here. :poke:

When making the plugs for the oil passages you were very concerned that they might come out hence the loctite and possible pin to keep them in place. An elephant could not get them out. :thumbup:

Now you are making the spigots and they are looking pretty fragile to me. I think that it wouldn't take much of a bump to break one off and then you have oil all over the track instead of the crankshaft. :( :(

Cheers :beer:

Don

AdeV:

Bugger!

So, I will have to take the 4-jaw off to use that shiny new ER32 collet chuck :( Not a job I'm looking forward to, it must be said...

...maybe I'll buy a 3MT extension sleeve for future use, although that runs the risk of being a bit floppy... I really need want a quick-change chuck system...

Stilldrillin:
Ah!

That`s a pity....... :scratch:

An extension sleeve will make very little difference to the rigidity....... You will only be taking light cuts, I guess. :smart:

David D

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