FlatCad Racing's Quest for 200 MPH-a Cadillac Flathead Story!

No, we are only o-ringing the cylinders.

Dyno is set for July 1-3rd!

 

Kool

 

Hey Buddy how's the work on the body/front fenders coming along, Great work on the motor,,,, Tim Jones

 

John has been making great progress! He still has some final fitting and mods to make, but things are looking good!

He has the rear enclosures done on the front mods, but still has to cut some vents into them.

 

looking real good,looks faster

 

The thrash for Quest 200 continues, on all aspects of the car! Everyone involved are pretty amazing!

Don, I know you have cool updates, so where are they??

From John K:

I made the support for the front of the fiberglass this morning. It slips into two receivers and is held in place by one dzus on each side.

I will build the flanges on edges of the fenders where the meet the body tomorrow or Tuesday. This should be the last big fabricating process. I will also work on the removable panel at the lower front. I am nearing the end of the fiberglass work. I will spend some time smoothing the whole mess out. I am going to wait until Randy gets all of the front suspension completed before I make the final cut on the front wheel openings.

John, your aero mods are wickedly great! Thanks again!

 

Hi all

Spent Saturday finishing the machining on the block. I cut the receiver grove for the O ring at my friends shop around the corner from my shop. Dennis from Tech Machining just purchased this BIG ASS MACHINE HASS - VF5SS .


To set up the block I first laser cut and welded an angle plate



now setting up in the machine



after getting it in the machine we indicated the block within .001



once it was in tolerance I mounted the head to the block and indicated the 2 locating pins in the heads. we machined 2 1/4" locating pins in them when we re cut the o rings in the head for larger wire so we would have absolute positioning every time we installed the heads. we set the pins within .0002 to .0003 alignment of the block



after locating everything the cutting started




The set up of the block in the machine took 2 hours + but the cutting run time only took 14 min that was including the locating pin hole -- All in all the grove turned out great !!

 

Awesome work Don and crew! Having receiver grooves should really help us with holding compression and sealing the chambers. What a great machine setup he has - would love to have that big boy.

Great work as usual!

 

That is looking awesome - actually much better than I originally imagined.

 

Wow! REALLY nice job, Don! Thanks again!

 

Looks like it sure beats the hell out of a hammer and chisle..........

Damn Don great work!

 

Did you Notice the hammer in the one PIC ? That was for BUDDY so he felt better !!!!!! lol

 

Did you Notice the hammer in the one PIC ? That was for BUDDY so he felt better !!!!!! lol

just fell offn my chair Don......<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

 

That's not a hammer!

This is a hammer!

 

All looks great Buddy, Don't let em make you feel bad, My favorite tool is a hammer, Sometimes the light touch doesn't cut it ,,, Tim Jones

 

Buddies little hide away in the Ozarks ??

 

Just received the new roller cam today from Dema - big sucker that it is! Don is busy on the roller lifters (our own design), he and Kevin are also working on the new cast iron lifter blocks (to index the rollers in), etc.. Lots of really tedious and precision work. I'm kind of like a kid waiting under the XMas tree for Santa to deliver all the presents!

Here is the new roller cam - next to the flat tappet/mushroom one we ran last year:



Here is a closeup of the lobes:




There will be lots of engine and component pictures coming up - stay tuned!

B&S

 

that is beautiful Dale a piece of jewelry in motion.....

 

John K.(WZ JUNK) Has been slaving away! From John:

Front aero is done except for the black plastic on the bottom.

I will work on the flange for the hood sides and the grille area tomorrow. This is nearly last area of fabrication. The fit around the grille will be the last big thing. It is all down hill now.

Looking good, John!

 

Why does the flat tappet cam look blue? or is it a OI....

 

Good question-I don't remember noticing that when we took the engine apart, but it was after midnight! LOl! Dale?

John has been busting his hump!

From John:

What the starter at the starting line will see.

I will work on the fit around the grille opening and the front seam where the two fenders meet next.

 

What's your open valve spring pressure going to be? Those big lobes and that long space between cam bearings just creeps me out.

 

That's BAD ASS!

 

Yea, but the 3 main crank creeps me out even more!

We'll be about 155lb on the seat, and 330lb on the nose. Dema made the grind 'gentle, so we won't need as much spring pressure as I feared.

Thanks Thom! I need to get over and see your progress!

 

What material did you and John finally settle on for the skirting?

 

Buddy ordered it from Speedway. I found it in the
Race Car catalog.

 

It looks fast from here!

 

Good Work Brother. You deserve a break this weekend.

 

Great job guys 200+mph right there!

Kjell


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Taildragger&fenderless

 

That is what I first suggested.