TopDeadCenter
Plastic
- Joined
- Nov 23, 2008
- Location
- Eastern Wisconsin
I am contemplating embarking on what I feel is a major project for me. I am still figuring if it is even feasable.
The project is building a replica of a very rare vintage midget race engine. It is an Offenhauser style 91 ci straight six built by a guy in Milwaukee by the name of Bill Willison. The original engine was in my father's midget he and his team built in the 50's. It has been under my father's basement stairs for 30 or 40 years. He recently unearthed it to loan to a museum exhibit. I figure now is the time to do something with it.
He has all the master patterns for new castings but only a handfull of blueprints, most of those being assembly prints. So needless to say a great amount of reverse engineering will be neccessary.
I am looking for information on engine machining and engine design. I am a Journeyman Tool and Die in the plastic extrusion field. So my experiance is a bit limited in the area of engine machining. Any direction to websites, forums, books, or maybe more importantly individuals familiar to vintage engine experiance wold be a great help.
I will try to get good pics of the engine in question to post as soon as I can. It is really a very beautiful motor.
Thanks,
Josh
The project is building a replica of a very rare vintage midget race engine. It is an Offenhauser style 91 ci straight six built by a guy in Milwaukee by the name of Bill Willison. The original engine was in my father's midget he and his team built in the 50's. It has been under my father's basement stairs for 30 or 40 years. He recently unearthed it to loan to a museum exhibit. I figure now is the time to do something with it.
He has all the master patterns for new castings but only a handfull of blueprints, most of those being assembly prints. So needless to say a great amount of reverse engineering will be neccessary.
I am looking for information on engine machining and engine design. I am a Journeyman Tool and Die in the plastic extrusion field. So my experiance is a bit limited in the area of engine machining. Any direction to websites, forums, books, or maybe more importantly individuals familiar to vintage engine experiance wold be a great help.
I will try to get good pics of the engine in question to post as soon as I can. It is really a very beautiful motor.
Thanks,
Josh