Going to resurrect a Daisy Dukes CJ Jeep!
NOW I bet your setting there reading this, (I'm a damn fool for detail) as you all know, SO, I sat out to make something NOT not normally seen in a model engine or a model for the most part, UNLESS its "cast-in" the part of the engine!
THE PISTONS!!!!!
And you seen them, they are turned in my Unimat Metal Lathe, from solid Aluminum! This as-seen would be considered "Billet Aluminum"!!!! -They were NOT made to be the same length or size, BECAUSE, the piston "skirt" will NOT be seen, BUT I made them the length they are for placement in the block!
Domed as a real 426 Hemi would be, I think (not exactly sure) but at a guess, I'd say they would be something to the tune of 12.1:1 compression for the distance they would go up into the head with how I turned the dome into them! I MAY YET go and file the valve reliefs to these, I just have not decided 100% on that yet but its a damn good possibility that I will!
Placed by the block.... I have a little "fine tuning" to do to them BEFORE they're ready, to go in, BUT #8 piston would be "top dead center", the 2 "center pistons" #4 & #6 would be the same location up & down in the cylinder and then #2 piston would be "bottom dead center", lowest one in the even numbered bank of cylinders.... -As per the REAL engines firing order, "1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2"
I think I've got a little more "drilling" to do to open oil passages, and coolant passages, and I'll be off and running for painting this up to match that heavily detailed Hemi Head I did up from one of my resin Jo-Hans castings!!!!
A quick update on the hood, ITS NICE! I have a little yet to do to it paint-wise, and it will be ready for that Eagle detail! Pics of this will follow in awhile!!!!
Enjoy, Thanks for looking! Comments welcome!
NOW I bet your setting there reading this, (I'm a damn fool for detail) as you all know, SO, I sat out to make something NOT not normally seen in a model engine or a model for the most part, UNLESS its "cast-in" the part of the engine!
THE PISTONS!!!!!
And you seen them, they are turned in my Unimat Metal Lathe, from solid Aluminum! This as-seen would be considered "Billet Aluminum"!!!! -They were NOT made to be the same length or size, BECAUSE, the piston "skirt" will NOT be seen, BUT I made them the length they are for placement in the block!
Domed as a real 426 Hemi would be, I think (not exactly sure) but at a guess, I'd say they would be something to the tune of 12.1:1 compression for the distance they would go up into the head with how I turned the dome into them! I MAY YET go and file the valve reliefs to these, I just have not decided 100% on that yet but its a damn good possibility that I will!
Placed by the block.... I have a little "fine tuning" to do to them BEFORE they're ready, to go in, BUT #8 piston would be "top dead center", the 2 "center pistons" #4 & #6 would be the same location up & down in the cylinder and then #2 piston would be "bottom dead center", lowest one in the even numbered bank of cylinders.... -As per the REAL engines firing order, "1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2"
I think I've got a little more "drilling" to do to open oil passages, and coolant passages, and I'll be off and running for painting this up to match that heavily detailed Hemi Head I did up from one of my resin Jo-Hans castings!!!!
A quick update on the hood, ITS NICE! I have a little yet to do to it paint-wise, and it will be ready for that Eagle detail! Pics of this will follow in awhile!!!!
Enjoy, Thanks for looking! Comments welcome!
