''Twas the night before the SOLMAR!

[Miller Mod Saws]

Lol. I was just bustin your chops.

This build has been great. I love the machine work.

I knew ya where.

 

[Miller Mod Saws]

Carl,

I love how you made it custom, but easily serviceable in the future.

Thank you that was my goal. A work saw. If not most likely I would have took some off the dome of the piston in the same arc. Just thinned it some to allow for a lighter piston. And if i were keeping it I may try to move the ring ends. But I just don't trust it.

 

[drf256]

Mike Lee told me a safer way to move them, at least the top one.

Drill hole through crown the pin the top ring. Insert pin. Lose the bottom ring.

If you wanna try that, send me the piston when its done and ill tig 4340 over the pin hole you make in the crown. Ill sand it down and the pin will be trapped between the dome and the ring gap.

 

[Miller Mod Saws]

Mike Lee told me a safer way to move them, at least the top one.

Drill hole through crown the pin the top ring. Insert pin. Lose the bottom ring.

If you wanna try that, send me the piston when its done and ill tig 4340 over the pin hole you make in the crown. Ill sand it down and the pin will be trapped between the dome and the ring gap.

I may take ya up on that. Thank you.

 

[Miller Mod Saws]

ok here's the solo same b&c same log.

 

[Poleman]

drf, I like your thinking.......That was my thoughts also. One of a kind but serviceable!!!!

AGAIN.....GREAT BUILD CARL!!!!!!

YES........I am shouting!!!!

 

[paragonbuilder]

Mike Lee told me a safer way to move them, at least the top one.

Drill hole through crown the pin the top ring. Insert pin. Lose the bottom ring.

If you wanna try that, send me the piston when its done and ill tig 4340 over the pin hole you make in the crown. Ill sand it down and the pin will be trapped between the dome and the ring gap.

Can ya draw me a picture Doc? I'm not seeing what you are describing... The pin goes horizontal doesn't it? What does the hole down from the top do?

 

[Miller Mod Saws]

And here's the solmar. I wanted to wait till I tried the exhaust mod on this saw. But this cylinder is a fail. I have killed the saw. I will most likely go home and raise the crap out of this exhaust and see if I can salvage a cant saw from it but I've lost my torque. Not what I wanted to do. Yes I show my fails as well.

 

[drf256]

And here's the solmar. I wanted to wait till I tried the exhaust mod on this saw. But this cylinder is a fail. I have killed the saw. I will most likely go home and raise the crap out of this exhaust and see if I can salvage a cant saw from it but I've lost my torque. Not what I wanted to do. Yes I show my fails as well.

I respect showing your fails.

Don't look too bad at all Carl. I'd even say it looks pretty good.

 

[RI Chevy]

Still sounded and looked like it ran good.
If everything always worked out good, we would never learn anything. Doing thing wrong is how we learn, unfortunately. Lol

 

[Miller Mod Saws]

Let's try again. This is a decomp 665 cylinder. So it's a tad different. Other one was a non decomp. Let's go again.

 

[drf256]

What were your final numbers Carl?

 

[Miller Mod Saws]

 

[drf256]

Maybe you can drop the jug some more and open the chamber with a carbide ball a bit.

 

[Miller Mod Saws]

What were your final numbers Carl?

By the ring 105/125m-129s
By sight 78 intake.

 

[drf256]

You added a lot of Case volume with your spacer and opening those lowers.

Willing to try raising your uppers a bit?

I bet they need to be higher with all that extra volume.

 

[Miller Mod Saws]

What were your final numbers Carl?

If you eyeball the exhaust about 103.5

 

[drf256]

By the ring 105/125m-129s
By sight 78 intake.

Damn,

Go 122/125 and see what happens. Easy to try

 

[drf256]

Bet it wakes right up.

Even 120/123

 

[drf256]

I think you lost transfer pressure.