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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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the last one on the right came out a littled bigger than the other ones cause i was on an angle with the drill to get under the cowl. will that be ok??
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It's a pain in the *** isn't it?? LOL. All of mine are different sizes, and it is still together. What are you using to keep the shavings out of your engine? Also, are you using a head without valve seats in it to mount the tool in?
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looks fun
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It's a pain in the *** isn't it?? LOL. All of mine are different sizes, and it is still together. What are you using to keep the shavings out of your engine? Also, are you using a head without valve seats in it to mount the tool in?
im putting tape over the cylinder bores then shop vaccing the shavings up. im using tea's flycutting jig-a hollowed out head and the bit goes right in it.
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heres a pic with my drill and tea's jig
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the last one on the right came out a littled bigger than the other ones cause i was on an angle with the drill to get under the cowl. will that be ok??


Keep us informed... How deep are you cutting, just wondering???

I am probably 3 weeks right behind you...

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all done well i tried to stay around .065-.070 but one of them is a little deeper
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It wil be ok as long as you cant see the crank through the cuts.
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Good job. I enjoy following your progress becasue this is exactly what I want to do when I do the heads.
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Good job. I enjoy following your progress becasue this is exactly what I want to do when I do the heads.
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Be very,very carefull.I don't even use a drill and it takes me 20-30 seconds to cut them by hand with a rachet wrench.Those look pretty deep in the pictures to me.
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pdd, what kind of heater and radiator hoses are the red ones in the pic? Where did you get them? Thanks
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i got them at lingenfelter's web site
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I just visited their website and looked under cooling and engine components and had no luck finding them. Maybe discontinued or I was not looking in the right spot. THanks for the info!
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where did you get the flycutting tool?
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this car still runs fine after a few runs to redlines
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where did you get the flycutting tool?
from TEA
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So thats fly cutting pistons


I had my valves cut some pistons for me
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Hopefully not mine too Andrew!

Try an right angle drill on the rears, much more clearance under the cowl = hind sight is 20/20!
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I designed a tool that cuts them to the same depth every time. Here are the finished pistons:

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