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WTB used piston(s) and cylinder(s)
BennVenn - January 26th, 2016 at 08:18 PM

Im looking for one or more piston+cylinders for a hit n miss project. Prefer 1200 but anything will do! Txt 0421000530 or bennvenn@hotmail.com

Thanks!

applez - January 27th, 2016 at 07:12 AM

I've just pulled apart a 1600 motor with no use for old cylinders, pistons or heads. PM sent.

vw54 - January 27th, 2016 at 06:58 PM

Tell us all WHAT your trying to achieve and it may make it easier to help you out

thers a big difference between 1600 and 1200 pistons sizes

BennVenn - January 28th, 2016 at 05:10 AM

Well, as the original post says I'm looking for one or more piston and cylinders for a vintage hit'n'miss engine I'm building.

I don't believe there is a huge difference between a 1200 and 1600 cylinder other than bore size. It'll be an open crank design with vacuum intake valve and cam driven exhaust valve. I have an aluminium foundry for the castings and a 3d printer for the molds and core boxes. I cant pour cast iron so im looking to re purpose a vw cylinder.

Ill be designing as I go so any sized cylinder will do. I've already got the cam gears and lobes (only parts i cant make) and I've started on cylinder head design. Once I get hold of the cylinder and piston I can start welding the crank and work on the push rods, rockers and cam follower.

My wife doesnt like me hoarding or else I'd have a set of 1300's that came off the bug the last rebuild :-(

While on topic of casting, I have a few sets of injected manifolds I've casted for a twinport. Perhaps a swap? Oh and if anyone needs custom cast parts im happy to help you out!

HappyDaze - January 28th, 2016 at 05:39 AM

Now there's one to make a note of..."custom cast parts". :yes:

I've got plenty of cylinders & pistions you can have, Benn. Where are you ? DO WE REALLY NEED ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE HIT'N'MISS ENGINES, THOUGH ? :lol:

vw54 - January 28th, 2016 at 06:20 AM

Well Benn that sounds really interesting

Where are you located I know of a few people that can add to your project

BennVenn - January 28th, 2016 at 07:34 AM

I'm in a little town called windellama, it's 60min from Canberra, 30min from Goulburn. I work in canberra.

I want to build the hit n miss to get all my tooling sorted for the tricky stuff, line boring, cutting valve seats etc then start a build on a 1915 cyclone motorcycle engine.

Where are you HappyDaze?

HappyDaze - January 28th, 2016 at 07:46 AM

Not far away...Burradoo [between Moss Vale & Bowral]. May have other stuff of some use :yes:

Send an email, if you like... greg at kirrapak dot com