Would it be possible to machine the crankshaft, jackshaft and camshaft to
accept a more commonly available set of gears?
At 11:52 AM 5/16/2002 -0400, sidney raper wrote:
>What about welding and remilling and re heat treating the existing gears?
>Is that feasible?
>
>Sid
>
>
> >From: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
> >To: sidney raper <spl310@hotmail.com>
> >CC: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: Timing gears...again.
> >Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 09:30:10 -0500 (CDT)
> >
> >
> >I was talking to tom Walter the other day and he said that this would be a
> >job for CNC milling. Right now he doesn't have time to look into it, but
> >put it on his list of things to do.
> >
> >Peace,
> >Pat
> >
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> >On Thu, 16 May 2002, sidney raper wrote:
> >
> > > OK, I know virtually nothing about what I am about to ask, but why
> >couldn't
> > > a unit be milled out of billet steel and heat treated? I cannot imagine
> > > that it would cost the obscene money that the stock units are getting.
> > >
> > > Sid
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Gary K. McCormick" <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
> > > >Reply-To: "Gary K. McCormick" <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
> > > >To: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> > > >CC: Brian Rourke <bbtmc@ozemail.com.au>,
> >datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > > >Subject: Re: Timing gears...again.
> > > >Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 07:00:04 -0700
> > > >
> > > >I believe he is talking about newly fabricated sprockets, not
> > > >retro-treating existing
> > > >units.
> > > >
> > > >Gary McCormick
> > > >San Jose, CA
> > > >
> > > >datsunmike wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I do believe the gears are already hardened. You could try the
> >freeze
> > > >method
> > > > > which is supposed to make parts last longer.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Brian Rourke" <bbtmc@ozemail.com.au>
> > > > > To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 10:19 PM
> > > > > Subject: Timing gears...again.
> > > > >
> > > > > > I know that a local 2000 sports specialist here in OZ is talking
> >about
> > > > > > experimenting with hardened alloy sprockets for the U20 engine.
> >Should
> > > >be
> > > > > > interesting to see the results....
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers all, Brian Rourke 1970 2000 solex.
> > > > > >
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