Also is that chromed dipped or just polished? I can polish mine if that is how it comes out, that is such an neat idea.
The coffee table is not an original idea, there have been V8 blocks made like that for years before I made this one.
Powder coated. :th_thumbsup-wink:
The block, and rods are all steel, cant polish steel with out making it rust later. Since this is a inside table, and sitting on carpet...powder coating was the way to go.
The bolts that hold the rods to the block were chrome plated though. Up close you can see them, cant really tell from that picture.
However, one good piston, and one good rod from that blown engine also got used, these were original ideas...just took some modifying to make it work.
Took a used stock L67 (3.8L supercharged V6) piston, and machined a good chunk of the material needing removed out with an end mill, then used a boring head to give it a nice even circumference to the correct width.
Made me a aluminum piston coaster/drink holder.
The rod...
Piston rod I had left over from the piston coaster. Made some billet aluminum inserts, top and bottom for the rod.
Top billet insert was made to match the bottom, and make the front look nice. The rod was drilled, tapped, and a end mill ran across it to make a flat spot for the hollow spacer. The bottom insert is machined from a solid piece of aluminum, and threaded.
I now have a piston rod door handle for my new garage cooler I got for free from one of my stores I service. I'll put more pictures of it up of it when its totally finished.
Dare I even show you what I have been making out of old used stock 3800 cam shafts.
Sorry for the thread hi-jack. :th_peaceout:
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