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03-13-2007, 03:48 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Medina,
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Cobra Make, Engine: West Coast, 533 BB Ford
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New five axis
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Originally Posted by David Kirkham
lineslinger,
Polished, of course! 
I didn't know anyone would be interested. I will start posting some pictures! The machine is about 100,000 pounds. It will be a real trick to get it into the building. I can't wait to see it put together. The machine is HUGE!
David
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David
What brand is your new five axis machining center? We have three five
axis Mazaks at our shop. Would love to see pictures of your new machine.
Good luck with your block project! I know how much work is involved in
a project of this magnitude!! 
Gerry
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03-13-2007, 04:24 PM
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Location: Provo,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, 427
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Gerry,
The mill is a Sunstrand 5 axis mill. The travels are 48 X 65 X 66. 66 inches of Z! The A axis is +/- 150 degrees, B axis is 360 degrees.
We got it with a pallet changer. The work involved with this project grows everyday!
We pulled it out of a Naval research center. They said it held 0.0001 inches in all axis. We are really happy with the machine. It is built like a tank.
It came to us on 3 semi trucks. The picture here is of the main column which arrived on the last truck this morning!
It is a horizontal mill so the "Z" axis is sticking straight up right now in this picture. When it is assembled, the "Z" axis will stick straight out at you (we will stand this monster up on end).
The man in the picture "Sandwich" gives you some sense of the scale of this baby.
David
Last edited by David Kirkham; 03-13-2007 at 04:30 PM..
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03-13-2007, 04:26 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Yorba Linda,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF w/392CI stroker
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Originally Posted by David Kirkham
We pulled it out of a Naval research center.
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Run a Geiger Counter over that bad boy before you get too close. 
-Dean
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03-13-2007, 06:11 PM
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Dean,
Machines for "special devices" aren't nearly this big!
(At least for the action part).
David
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03-14-2007, 10:11 AM
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Location: Exeter,
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 498
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Damn,
A car from an ex-Russian Mig Factory and a block from a ex-US Navy Nuke Factory
It just don't get better than that!
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03-14-2007, 01:32 PM
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Big Boss, 
...and how did a nice Mormon boy get mixed up with all this International intrigue?
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03-15-2007, 06:47 AM
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Fixture it right and you could machine an entire billet car on that mama!
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03-15-2007, 11:31 AM
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Aluminum block
My god,
Why didn't you cross bolt the main caps??
What grade aluminum?
What did and how did you get the air bubbles out of the casting during the pour?
Cylinder wall thickness and how wide are the journals.
I'm interested in purchasing.
Thanks.
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03-15-2007, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by barabar
My god,
Why didn't you cross bolt the main caps??
What grade aluminum?
What did and how did you get the air bubbles out of the casting during the pour?
Cylinder wall thickness and how wide are the journals.
I'm interested in purchasing.
Thanks.
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Someone wasn't paying attention in class!
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03-15-2007, 12:14 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Syracuse,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary classics 3041,sbc 350(have no fear ford guys for there is a FE 428 in the garage waiting to be rebuilt & installed) but for now she is a driver while other projects take precidence.
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Originally Posted by barabar
My god,
Why didn't you cross bolt the main caps??
What grade aluminum?
What did and how did you get the air bubbles out of the casting during the pour?
Cylinder wall thickness and how wide are the journals.
I'm interested in purchasing.
Thanks.
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Most internet forums require a little reading........
especially when contemplating spending thousands of dollars!! 
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03-15-2007, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by barabar
What did and how did you get the air bubbles out of the casting during the pour?
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That explains why they bought the "ex-Naval research center" machinery. The billet cutting bits are actually made out of a top secret material... unobtanium. Their hardness and precision actually removes the air bubbles.
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03-15-2007, 12:44 PM
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So when did David set up the foundry to cast the alloy ingots? Man these Kirkhams never stop!
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03-15-2007, 01:23 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby American CSX 4241 - authentically built
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Originally Posted by barabar
My god,
Why didn't you cross bolt the main caps??
What grade aluminum?
What did and how did you get the air bubbles out of the casting during the pour?
Cylinder wall thickness and how wide are the journals.
I'm interested in purchasing.
Thanks.
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Either you don't know much about engines, or you don't know much about reading  .
Seriously, read through the thread and you'll find those answers.
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CSX 4241, KMP 357 - sold and missed, CSX 4819 - cancelled, FFR 5132 - sold
See my car at CSXinfo.net here >> CSX 4241
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03-15-2007, 06:30 PM
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Location: Santa Barbara, Ca.,
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Cobra Make, Engine: R.U.C.C. with a 427FE, toploader
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Originally Posted by barabar
My god,
Why didn't you cross bolt the main caps??
What grade aluminum?
What did and how did you get the air bubbles out of the casting during the pour?
Cylinder wall thickness and how wide are the journals.
I'm interested in purchasing.
Thanks.
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DUH! 
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03-16-2007, 08:01 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, 427
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big-boss,
We are always looking to get better. It is much easier to stand on the shoulders of giants!
Ernie,
Jack,
The thought has crossed my mind more than once...
Gotta run and put that baby together. More pictures soon.
David
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04-04-2007, 12:01 PM
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David,
Any updates?
Inquiring minds want to know!
Kevin
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04-04-2007, 12:23 PM
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Kevin,
Our Windows XP disaster set us back a week and then we sold a bunch of cars...dang customers!
I had to get back into production to meet delivery schedules.
So we will get back on the project in the middle of next week. I also bought 4 more mills to keep up with unexpected demand this year. They will arrive shortly.
David
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04-09-2007, 02:45 PM
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David,
You mentioned intake manifolds in the future at KMS. Do you plan to do a webber manifold? Man I hope so!!! Getting the weight of a 427FE with Webbers down would be amazing!
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04-09-2007, 02:51 PM
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Justin,
I have thought several times about a weber intake for FE's that didn't weigh a ton.
David
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04-09-2007, 03:03 PM
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That's what I'm talkin about! I know you've got a million things going on...but...you gotta do it!
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