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rubbachicken
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 Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:40 am Post subject: home built engine adapter plate |
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i remember seeing at least one thread where a home built engine adapter was made, i remember it looking like a high quality job.
i have had a search........ 
does anyone remember the thread
a customer has some questions
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 9:19 am Post subject: Re: home built engine adapter plate |
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Was it the one for a flipped Passat transmission? I remember seeing that but can't recall any other info.
Edit: I got a ton of hits on Google for homemade engine adapter
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rubbachicken
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 9:34 am Post subject: Re: home built engine adapter plate |
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no, it wan an aluminum plate made, i can't remember for what engine.
djkeev, thank you for reminding me to not hope for a credible answer 
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: home built engine adapter plate |
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I remember when I saw it that I was blown away by the resorcefulness of the mechanic.
I fail to remember where but it was in some non first World Nation.
We/I would obsess over exact mounting and hole locations as I made it shooting for tolerences within 1,000th's of an inch and worry about it not being dead on centered.
Here was some guy who needed an engine, found one, now he needed an adapter plate, he had an old wheel, a hole here, a cut there and Viola'! An adapter plate!
Off he drove!
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I think it's Narendra in India. Not a fan of most of the finish but certainly one of my favorite ideas thread.
For the engine adapter plate, the one from the flipped Audi transmission was cut with a router, isn't it this one you're thinking of?
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rubbachicken
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: home built engine adapter plate |
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i remember chris's adapter, nope it wasn't that, and it wasn't a wheel, i felt sure it was on the samba, maybe not.
it was an aluminum adapter engine to trans.
if i find it, i'll link to it from here
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 7:00 pm Post subject: Re: home built engine adapter plate |
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| djkeev wrote: |
I remember when I saw it that I was blown away by the resorcefulness of the mechanic.
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I thought it was pretty cool too.
Rubbachicken: what about rail buggy builds?
I'd think some of those guys would've
made an adaptor plate. But ya, I too recall seeing a pic of an adaptor but IIRC, it was made of steel.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 10:23 pm Post subject: Re: home built engine adapter plate |
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I know that electric car conversion threads have a ton of homemade adapters if you are looking for more ideas. Although the steel wheel adapter is just about one of my favorite adapters!!
Any idea on what engine it was mating to? I don't remember how the V6 Buick engine was attached...
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 10:56 pm Post subject: Re: home built engine adapter plate |
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don't think it was an electric motor conversion, and no idea of what engine it was
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I know that electric car conversion threads have a ton of homemade adapters if you are looking for more ideas. Although the steel wheel adapter is just about one of my favorite adapters!!
Any idea on what engine it was mating to? I don't remember how the V6 Buick engine was attached... |
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