machining inlet

[wilky19]

i'm about to machine my inlets and just want to confirm that the amount to be removed is about right.

and what would be the best bit for a rotary tool(dremel) to do the work.

 

[Fred@BTM]

what the f**king hell have you bolted to it!

 

[legohead01]

yes but match it to the gasket

 

[SkidMarx]

Cardboard tek y0..

Match it using the gasket as said.

 

[Tom@JMS]

Tasty, by machining, do you actually mean dremeling in your shed lol!

 

[Chrisjk]

Just use the old gasket as a template, or buy a new one for about £6.

 

[sideways danny]

good god alive

 

[172Ben]

This should go well

 

[wilky19]

what the f**king hell have you bolted to it!

ive not bolted it to anything they were used to help align the template then clamped on

yes but match it to the gasket

isn't the gasket is to big.

Tasty, by machining, do you actually mean dremeling in your shed lol!

that is what i was planning but in my garage, but with everyones responce on here i'll sack the idea for now. i guess i'll pay somewhere to do the properly at a later date.

 

[Fred@BTM]

is that white thing your template?

 

[wilky19]

it was a rough template.

I masket the ports, cut it out to the ports and bolt holes. then transfered them to the card. there a bit rough cos i needed to change my scalpel blade.

 

[Fred@BTM]

no s**t! LOL

fair play for doing it yourself!

 

[wilky19]

i think with a bit of work i could get them to be reasonable/allright lol. ive seen worse.

if do end up doing it i'll post pics up for you all to have a laugh at

fair play for doing it yourself!

if i think i'll be able do it myself i'll give it a go. if i f**k it up i f**k it and learn from mistakes

 

[Fred@BTM]

to be fair i've seen some shocking ones done by "pros"!

 

[wilky19]

i know what you mean ive seen some proper shocking examples.

if i muller them when i do it i'll just have to buy some new ones, live and learn

 

[SkidMarx]

To be fair mate you might aswell have a go yourself. The pros will make out its some black art that you'll never get right with a dremel, but thats b****cks.

From the pro ones ive seen the inlet should be matched slightly smaller than the gasket, and you dont need to go any further up than the injector hole.

 

[Gray]

LOL... Rig tec!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111



Loving the Garden kneeler work bench btw

 

[FeelX]

Ports are 50x30 if I remember correctly.
Basicly draw two circles of 30mm diameter 20mm apart and you have a perfect match. (almost)
The gasket port size is at least 1mm bigger than the ports size on the head.

Edit: saying this

Ps. good luck

 

[cookiemo]

Tempted to do this myself too. Just remember it's easier to take a little more off, and practically impossible to put metal back. Take it slow and steady. Using a spare gasket is probably £6 well spent.

 

[franx]

FeelX did his own and did a good job of it as you can see in his post, Dutch Army Tech !

 

[jaysjetski]

i have just done this. for the head side i used the gasket and kept to 1mm inside the gasket mark. put it back together on friday night. works perfect.

for the top gasket i used the gasket.

dremel all the ways. 60 grit at about 4000 rpm. got through about 15-20 sanding bits though.

 

[jack_davey]

that doesnt look like a good template if im honest

 

[wilky19]

that doesnt look like a good template if im honest

thats cos its not at the moment the second version will be better
when i get spare inlet i'll do it then.

main priority at the moment is to get the car running.

inlets can wait