Home made Rod milling machine
 

Well my problem started with these Probe pistons being gaysauce. I mean they are very nicely machined and such but there is one problem...
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1665/probebox5ut.jpghttp://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5...episton5zs.jpg


These are B series pistons modeled, I THINK, after gsr pistons. Problem is I am using b16 rods and the damn rod head is too damn big. Actually, the rod is regular size while the piston is "fat".
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5...ebefore0wn.jpg


The solution? Images speak for themselves. For some reason the pen was perfect. The belt sander had a grove that held the pen so the shave would be level.
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3087/setup9ai.jpghttp://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8471/setuprod5ov.jpg


Before the Grind.
http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/342...regrind5ke.jpg
After.
http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/4743/aftergrind3ue.jpg


Fits awesome now!
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/6...ncedone9hs.jpg


All done and ready to go:
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/2839/alldone4th.jpghttp://img96.imageshack.us/img96/408/alldone26em.jpg


Hope this helps someone somehow.

Re: Home made Rod milling machine
 

wow... i don't even know if anything can go bad doing it this way aside from taking off too much... I guess this is awesome... ^-^

Re: Home made Rod milling machine
 

true HMT engine building right there. Fawking awesome :6

Re: Home made Rod milling machine
 

I forgot to add this picture for comparison :P
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/310...b16crow0nv.jpg

Re: Home made Rod milling machine
 

when i used gsr pistons in my b16 i had the same problem...so i ground down the piston a bit

Re: Home made Rod milling machine
 

holy ----. wouldnt that throw the rod out of balance?

Re: Home made Rod milling machine
 

how did you keep the weights of the rods the same?

Re: Home made Rod milling machine
 

HMT rods dont need to be balanced, stupid.

Re: Home made Rod milling machine
 

rod weight kept even by using a digital scale precise to the thousandth :-*

Re: Home made Rod milling machine
 

We may be cheap in the ghetto, but we do it right!