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Re: FE Intake Adapter
« Reply #405 on: December 26, 2013, 03:26:15 PM »
just means you have more time to spend with family and friends.. :)

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« Reply #406 on: December 26, 2013, 05:09:56 PM »
Jay I was going to email you to ask how the manifolds were coming, but you posted so I won`t ask. I feel like the others and will just wait till you get them done. I know how you feel about the flustration, my computer gave up in mid october and I had to wait till my Tecky came home for thanksgiving to get me back up and running!

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« Reply #407 on: December 26, 2013, 05:34:51 PM »
Jay -

Sorry to hear about the troubles.  Man you're catching a raw deal on this one!!  Hang in there.  We're pulling for ya!

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« Reply #408 on: December 26, 2013, 09:25:36 PM »
Sorry to hear that Jay.

Do you have any more manifolds available on first run?

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« Reply #409 on: December 26, 2013, 09:42:14 PM »
Thanks for all the kind words guys, I appreciate it.  This whole situation kind of reminds me of how production went with my book.  After working my butt off to collect all the dyno data and get the book written, the first batch of printed copies came back looking terrible.  I had to return them to the printer and wait for them to be re-printed, which took another three months.  But in the end it all worked out pretty well; in fact, I'll be doing a second printing sometime in the next 6 months.  Hopefully I can look back at the manifold project in a year and be satisfied with how it all turned out.

I do have 18 spots left on the list for the first 100 intake adapters.
Jay Brown
- 1969 Mach 1, Drag Week 2005 Winner NA/BB, 511" FE (10.60s @ 129); Drag Week 2007 Runner-Up PA/BB, 490" Supercharged FE (9.35 @ 151)
- 1964 Ford Galaxie, Drag Week 2009 Winner Modified NA (9.50s @ 143), 585" SOHC
- 1969 Shelby Clone, Drag Week 2015 Winner Modified NA (Average 8.98 @ 149), 585" SOHC

   

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« Reply #410 on: December 26, 2013, 09:58:14 PM »
Well....I lost 6 months due to my accident and I am still not running 100%....We have a cnc quick drill at work and last year it ate all the spindle bearings in the middle of a job..I spent over a month doing the repairs and upgrades...Seems the spindle was getting flood coolant in it...Not great for precision highspeed bearings....

Shit happens and yes its frustrating...It will all work out in time....And we soon forget about the pain and agony..

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« Reply #411 on: December 27, 2013, 12:47:00 AM »
No problems with the delay..I know it must be frustrating on your end. You'd think problems might have come up in the earlier stages of development but not now! It will be worth the wait on our(my) part so don't stress....

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« Reply #412 on: December 31, 2013, 11:19:15 PM »
Jay if you run into a problem with the CNC program and it messes up an adapter, I would be interested in one bank/side to possibly use for flowing heads on the bench.  I could put a radius on the port, and just bolt it up to a head for quick turn around on a flow check.  I would pay for the part.  Just a thought to salvage one if it is not fit for sale.  Joe-JDC.

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« Reply #413 on: January 01, 2014, 12:23:36 AM »
As a person who makes his living working on CNC and Robotic machines, I am all too aware of the "When it rains it pours" scenario. It can be VERY frustrating.  >:( 

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« Reply #414 on: January 01, 2014, 02:05:02 PM »
Jay if you run into a problem with the CNC program and it messes up an adapter, I would be interested in one bank/side to possibly use for flowing heads on the bench.  I could put a radius on the port, and just bolt it up to a head for quick turn around on a flow check.  I would pay for the part.  Just a thought to salvage one if it is not fit for sale.  Joe-JDC.

Thanks Joe, I will keep that in mind...
Jay Brown
- 1969 Mach 1, Drag Week 2005 Winner NA/BB, 511" FE (10.60s @ 129); Drag Week 2007 Runner-Up PA/BB, 490" Supercharged FE (9.35 @ 151)
- 1964 Ford Galaxie, Drag Week 2009 Winner Modified NA (9.50s @ 143), 585" SOHC
- 1969 Shelby Clone, Drag Week 2015 Winner Modified NA (Average 8.98 @ 149), 585" SOHC

   

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« Reply #415 on: January 01, 2014, 02:07:51 PM »
As a person who makes his living working on CNC and Robotic machines, I am all too aware of the "When it rains it pours" scenario. It can be VERY frustrating.  >:(
Sheesh Alan, I wish you lived closer.  You could moonlight at my place  ;D

The tech guy is finally coming tomorrow to look at the machine, but I have taken the front cover off the head and listened with a mechanic's stethoscope to find the source of the noise, and it appears to be coming from the transmission.  It is a 2 speed box, just a high and low gear.  Revenge of the Powerglide  ::)
Jay Brown
- 1969 Mach 1, Drag Week 2005 Winner NA/BB, 511" FE (10.60s @ 129); Drag Week 2007 Runner-Up PA/BB, 490" Supercharged FE (9.35 @ 151)
- 1964 Ford Galaxie, Drag Week 2009 Winner Modified NA (9.50s @ 143), 585" SOHC
- 1969 Shelby Clone, Drag Week 2015 Winner Modified NA (Average 8.98 @ 149), 585" SOHC

   

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Re: FE Intake Adapter
« Reply #416 on: January 01, 2014, 03:57:37 PM »
It is a 2 speed box, just a high and low gear.  Revenge of the Powerglide  ::)

LMAO!!! First thing I thought of when you said a 2 speed.
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Re: FE Intake Adapter
« Reply #417 on: January 01, 2014, 08:03:52 PM »
It is a 2 speed box, just a high and low gear.  Revenge of the Powerglide  ::)

LMAO!!! First thing I thought of when you said a 2 speed.

Yeah it sounds like a pretty simple bearing fix, unless you munched a tooth.  Let's hope not!  Of course, nothing is simple or cheap with these machines...
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Re: FE Intake Adapter
« Reply #418 on: January 01, 2014, 10:20:40 PM »

Yeah it sounds like a pretty simple bearing fix, unless you munched a tooth.  Let's hope not!  Of course, nothing is simple or cheap with these machines...

According to Haas, the transmissions are not repairable; they should just be replaced.  I didn't believe that at first, but then I called a local service guy I know, who is not affiliated with Haas, and he confirmed it.  So it looks like a new transmission...
Jay Brown
- 1969 Mach 1, Drag Week 2005 Winner NA/BB, 511" FE (10.60s @ 129); Drag Week 2007 Runner-Up PA/BB, 490" Supercharged FE (9.35 @ 151)
- 1964 Ford Galaxie, Drag Week 2009 Winner Modified NA (9.50s @ 143), 585" SOHC
- 1969 Shelby Clone, Drag Week 2015 Winner Modified NA (Average 8.98 @ 149), 585" SOHC

   

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Re: FE Intake Adapter
« Reply #419 on: January 01, 2014, 10:37:53 PM »
Ouch! That can't be cheap. Sorry to hear that.
Doug Smith


'69 R-code Mach 1, 427 MR, 2x4, Jerico, 4.30 Locker
'70 F-350 390
'55 Ford Customline 2dr
'37 Ford Coupe