I stopped by the local "Regal Plastics" on a whim since I needed a plate to CC the combustion
chambers. I had no idea if they even dealt with the public, but it's usually not fatal
to try. They had a door labeled "Customer Entrance".....Hum looks good I'll try there first. They had
some example of some of the products they can make on site, they are not just materials but also fabrication.
He took me to the shop area to look thru the scrap pieces, there was plenty of the sizes in the range that
I needed.
Tip #1: Take cash for small purchases. They had a $10 minimum, but since I had cash, it only cost
$ 4.35 for what you see in the picture. Roughly 12 x 5.5 x 3/8.
Question: Once I got it home, I began to wonder if I should even cut it. Maybe it would be easier
if I CC'ed two chambers together. I know on a the scale of 1-10 of important questions, this rates
about a 2. Makes me wonder if you couldn't do all four cylinders, but you would need a different
plate for each type of head this way.
Oh well enough rambling, anyone try doing multiple chambers with one plate ???
Regal Plastic has multiple locations in the US.
http://www.regal-plastics.com/index.html
Tip #2: Get some old valves junk from your machine shop to protect the valve seats if you are going
to work on the combustion chambers, I plan on CC ing and polishing them. Since the 1.94" Intakes and 1.60 Exhausts
are very plentiful he gave a couple of each to see what I thought. It looks like these might
be helpful, but you can see how they don't quite cover the the 45 degree seat surface. I used
a Sharpie to identify the 45 degree cut. It's hard to see with all the shine.
Carter's Automotive Machine, where I took my pieces, said if I could wait a few days he probably had some junk
2.02 intakes and 1.60 exhaust or he could get some new cheap one for about $5 each. Looks like I
need some.
I will need to get really close the the seats to smooth out the sharp machine surfaces that will have a negative effect on flow and increase the chance of detonation.
chambers. I had no idea if they even dealt with the public, but it's usually not fatal
to try. They had a door labeled "Customer Entrance".....Hum looks good I'll try there first. They had
some example of some of the products they can make on site, they are not just materials but also fabrication.
He took me to the shop area to look thru the scrap pieces, there was plenty of the sizes in the range that
I needed.
Tip #1: Take cash for small purchases. They had a $10 minimum, but since I had cash, it only cost
$ 4.35 for what you see in the picture. Roughly 12 x 5.5 x 3/8.
Question: Once I got it home, I began to wonder if I should even cut it. Maybe it would be easier
if I CC'ed two chambers together. I know on a the scale of 1-10 of important questions, this rates
about a 2. Makes me wonder if you couldn't do all four cylinders, but you would need a different
plate for each type of head this way.
Oh well enough rambling, anyone try doing multiple chambers with one plate ???
Regal Plastic has multiple locations in the US.
http://www.regal-plastics.com/index.html
Tip #2: Get some old valves junk from your machine shop to protect the valve seats if you are going
to work on the combustion chambers, I plan on CC ing and polishing them. Since the 1.94" Intakes and 1.60 Exhausts
are very plentiful he gave a couple of each to see what I thought. It looks like these might
be helpful, but you can see how they don't quite cover the the 45 degree seat surface. I used
a Sharpie to identify the 45 degree cut. It's hard to see with all the shine.
Carter's Automotive Machine, where I took my pieces, said if I could wait a few days he probably had some junk
2.02 intakes and 1.60 exhaust or he could get some new cheap one for about $5 each. Looks like I
need some.
I will need to get really close the the seats to smooth out the sharp machine surfaces that will have a negative effect on flow and increase the chance of detonation.