The crankshaft on my '59 BN6 100-6 was toast almost 20 years ago... a local
place has/had some sort of immersed flux welding process... I had the crank
welded up, and reground back to stock.
I assure you I've driven the piss out of that car, many autocrosses
(victories... natch), lots of street driving and long distance driving...
and never have had a problem.
WST
----- Original Message -----
From Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins at ktc.com>
To: Mike Rambour <mikey@b2systems.com>
Cc: <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: Turning the crank
> Hi Mike,
>
> What determines how much you can turn the crank undersize and expect
> it to last depends on what the crank is made of and how deep the
> hardening process went into the metal when the crank was made. The fact
> that Moss has .040" undersize bearings may or may not be conclusive.
> I'd ask some rebuild specialists for that engine before I went ahead.
>
> You say this is an engine you got from a junk yard? Did they give you
> any warranty?
>
> Cheers,
>
> CR
>
>
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