An interesting build, sort of CNC related...

... take a look at this thread on the VAGDrivers (thats Volkswagens, Audi, Skoda, Seat, etc for the uninitiated). This guy (in Ireland) is a definitive 'don't buy it if you can make it' nut and that includes

• making his own inlet ducts,
• stainless steel exhaust,
• casting his own throttle bodies (if I read it right, his 4 cylinder modified Golf engine will have a throttle body per cylinder),
• remachining Ferrari pistons to fit,
• a hotwire cutter to cut foam for casting various parts
• a hot metal centrifugal casting rig for making accurate high speed pulleys,

but the crowning piece is when he decided the block/head needed skimming to increase compression ratio... so where most of us would take them to a professional place to get them skimmed, he decided to make his own head skimmer.... (becuase the Bridgeport's not big enough!) and to all intents and purposes its a bloody big CNC mill, tho not finished yet. The thread's a long one, but a fascinating read... the guy is inspirational but completely mad! :smile::lol: Definitely one I'll be watching for the future...

That was an excellent read, so much info, so many tips and tricks. A good few laughs too :)

ty for sharing.

Irving i hate you, i was supposed to have an early night but had to get to the end.......................The guy should have gone to spec savers and built a cnc machine from the start?

But he is a bloody genius and full of enthusiasm or what..

And there goes my Sunday night!

Who needs a mill when you've got a router?