Tinman Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 that can bring me 4 sticks of magnesium filler rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 what did you do?.....and to what? Thought you had to hunt vintage race car parts to find Mag stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Found a 3" crack in my bellhousing. It's not vintage, only about 4 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 magnesium? would a flare work? im no metallurgist, but something tells me that magnesium is a bad thing make a car out of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Only the shavings and dust from magnesium are flammable, solid pieces won't ignite. It's a great material to make parts with, the alloy used in most racing parts is stronger than aluminum and about the same weight. Too bad it's a little brittle:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 GTAW was originaly developed for welding magnesium. smile.gif I might have some, I'll check at the shop tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Tell me where to find it, and I'll bring it to you. Looks like I'll be dropping a 240 at your house tonight. Call me, Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Originally posted by rl: GTAW was originaly developed for welding magnesium. smile.gif I might have some, I'll check at the shop tonight. Thanks, and tell Kelly thanks for faxing the torque conversion to M&M for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 I also owe you something that has been sitting on my kitchen counter for about 3 weeks. You home tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Originally posted by Mensan: I also owe you something that has been sitting on my kitchen counter for about 3 weeks. You home tonight? All night, swing on out if you get a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboTank Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 no mag but have plenty of 6al-4ti and cpti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Originally posted by Tinman: Only the shavings and dust from magnesium are flammable, solid pieces won't ignite. It's a great material to make parts with, the alloy used in most racing parts is stronger than aluminum and about the same weight. Too bad it's a little brittle:(actully yes they do, VW engines are a common bonfire fuel out in the desert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Originally posted by CamaroAJ: actully yes they do, VW engines are a common bonfire fuel out in the desert.Kinda like DSMs here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 i don't know how they start them burning, i think they just get them hot by building a fire around them, but they just take a cracked junk block and they burn just about all night by them self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ponyfreak Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 You are supposed to weld magnessium in an inert environment. Last time I was at welds plus here in cincinnati they had Mag rod. Might check with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Originally posted by CamaroAJ: i don't know how they start them burning, i think they just get them hot by building a fire around them, but they just take a cracked junk block and they burn just about all night by them selfanyone got a dead vw for the next CR cookout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 We dont have any at the shop, our buddy might, he does a lot of odd stuff like that, Kelly will check with him tonight and grab a few rods if he has it. You can get away welding magnesium with some backsheilding gas, which wouldnt be very tough on a bellhousing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted May 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Cool, thanks man. I ordered a new bellhousing Sunday, should be here tomorrow, but I would still like to fix the cracked one. It only weighs 8 lbs., so it would be nice to put back in at a later date. I always back shield when ever possible, have a Y off of the regulator just for that reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 dude matt, if you drive it to mid ohio this weekend, I'll buy you a beer. I'll even let you sleep in my tent! tongue.gif those of you who have been to mid ohio for a race know that sweet cars can get good spots, and become attractions in and of thenselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doggunracing Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Originally posted by The Stig: dude matt, I'll buy you a beer. I'll even let you sleep in my tent! tongue.gif I think you might have to get him more than one beer to pitch your tent, Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted May 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Okay, now I'm more than serious. The new bellhousing arrived today and it's slightly more useful than a pile of donkey shit, .073" out of alignment. Not even remotle excusable. I'll be shipping it back soon and need to get the old one repaired asap. So if anyone can locate some filler tonight, preferably er-az92a, I'll give you the first ride and the $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 will you be shipping it "ala Kazinski"? with all the problems you've been having, it seems the gods themselves are afraid of this car hitting the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Originally posted by Tinman: Okay, now I'm more than serious. The new bellhousing arrived today and it's slightly more useful than a pile of donkey shit, .073" out of alignment. Not even remotle excusable. I'll be shipping it back soon and need to get the old one repaired asap. So if anyone can locate some filler tonight, preferably er-az92a, I'll give you the first ride and the $50. Holy shit thats a lot of runout, I wont run more than .0070. Can you machine some offset dowels or do you not want to mess with it? EDIT: are you talking about centerline runout or squarness to the block? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 One of the potential problems of the NASCAR parts catalog, you never realy know what you're buying, more specificaly, from what team. Some know what they're doing, and some just dont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Originally posted by The Stig: One of the potential problems of the NASCAR parts catalog, you never realy know what you're buying, more specificaly, from what team. Some know what they're doing, and some just dont. lol, every nascar team better clock the bellhousing correctly. The again they do only know how to turn left.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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