Im gonna get a blue light under it too, i took it down too a garage and they put it in thier ribo wash, came out like new then had it clear powdercoated.
this is what i made when i saw an old crank going rusty an needed a table by my sofa for beer/coffee!
it sits perfectly just above the sofa arm, photo doesnt dot he top justice, its got a perfect machined finish, kind alike like the bottom of a vinyl. alloy top an stainless bottom.
demo2 wrote:Thats smart, takes up little room, i would have kept the journals natural tho.
it was a quick throw together job from my behalf, i just gave the crank to a friend who builds huge pontoons an the like an he had it sprayed at an industrial coating place so its just blasted an painted with very tough paint.
the base i cut out at work an got a friend to polish it up an the top another friend machined it up, cost me nothing al looks alot more befitting than some ikea crap!
Risky wrote:I've got an old engine sitting in my garage and I was going to do a V8 table too. I noticed it is the high compression.... 10.5?? or something, is it a "rare" engine or worth something more than stripping/scrapping?
It's the pistons that set the CR on an RV8, so unless these and the bores are good, it's just another old engine.
Dave
London SW
Rover SD1 VDP EFI
MegaSquirt2 V3
EDIS8
Tech Edge 2Y
I've got an old engine sitting in my garage and I was going to do a V8 table too. I noticed it is the high compression.... 10.5?? or something, is it a "rare" engine or worth something more than stripping/scrapping?
I've got several blocks /cranks I could use to make furniture BUT
they're not grandchildren friendly are they . I will need to wait afew years
Cheers
Mr. Cautious
1950 A40 Devon Hotrod with 5.0 twin turbo RV8.
EDIS8 wasted spark, Holley Injection.
Been as far as the Moon and back in 57 years of driving. Same Car, 5 engine upgrades !!!
Risky wrote:I've got an old engine sitting in my garage and I was going to do a V8 table too. I noticed it is the high compression.... 10.5?? or something, is it a "rare" engine or worth something more than stripping/scrapping?
Hi
it is a P5 /P6 block, an early version of the 3.5 worth it to someone restoring a p5/p6 to original spec, not desirable otherwise. The heads are asthmatic even by rover v8 standards, the block has the least webbing and is about the weakest and it is a rope seal crank, no not very desirable, sorry.
best regards
Mike
Risky wrote:I've got an old engine sitting in my garage and I was going to do a V8 table too. I noticed it is the high compression.... 10.5?? or something, is it a "rare" engine or worth something more than stripping/scrapping?
Hi
it is a P5 /P6 block, an early version of the 3.5 worth it to someone restoring a p5/p6 to original spec, not desirable otherwise. The heads are asthmatic even by rover v8 standards, the block has the least webbing and is about the weakest and it is a rope seal crank, no not very desirable, sorry.
best regards
Mike
In that case it'll be either a coffee table or down to the scrappers...more likely the latter!