Oxyboxer build thread

[grelland]

Good to see you in this forum also

[MarioVelotta]

Research

[Passatman]

Mario i think grelland means that he is glad to see that you are on the waterboxer forum.

[Steve Arndt]

How is the wasser crank trigger setup coming along Mario?

[MarioVelotta]

I haven't had much time to get that done yet with everything else going on. But, it will get done eventuality. I also just got a T3 shroud, fan and prefan. So I gotta get on that too

[turbo_flat4]

hi guys!

whats the wbx stud pattern? 83 by 80 mm?

[ED2.4]

http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic ... n#p1089171

[grelland]

This is probably one of the slowest build threads in history, but at least I have some progress to report.

First of all, I think I have finished all the fitting work on the tins, so they will now be cleaned, prepped and painted.

Then I disassembled the entire engine again, and cleaned all the parts.

Then I have started what is hopefully the final assembly, and here is a shot of the internals just prior to closing the case: (and yes, I did turn the #4 rod around before I shut the case

internals.jpg

I hope I have not forgotten any vital parts so tonight I closed the case, and I now have a shortblock:

shortblock.jpg

It all went very smoothly together, and it all spins freely. I guess all the trial mounting and careful measurements paid off

Next now is to mount the p/c and heads, and put some paint on the tins. Hopefully I will be able to get this in my car before the winter Last year I used the car until the snow came on November 19th, so I stiill have a few weeks

[andy198712]

Don't worry, my build is slower lol

Coming along nice! Will such a sweet engine when its done!

[grelland]

Not that much to report, but I originally had a plan to use dry sump oiling system, but since my tank did not easily fit in my inner fender as planned, I ended up deciding to use a conventional wet sump system this year then look at my tank options over the winter. Therefore I will be machining an o-ring seal groove in the schadek pump since it is quite a bit smaller than the opening in the case... I am still looking for a suitable o-ring as the one I located so far is too thick, as there is quite limited space inside the port:

pump.jpg

[tencentlife]

Everything you need to know here:

http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic ... 4#p1159844

[grelland]

Thank, I have lookaed at that thread before

Here is how my pump turned out after I used the lathe we have at work foran hour or so:

pump-1.jpg

pump-2.jpg

I am not at all a qualified lathe operator, but this was quite fun, and I hope the end result gives me good oil pressure.

I also ground down the pump housing to a 0mm gap without gasket, so now it is just below 0.1mm with the gasket installed.

Next on the list now is to mount the pistons and cylinders, and then the heads.

Getting closer

[grelland]

Not much response here, but I see quite a few people read my updates, so I keep them coming, hoping that there might be some useful info for others here

I finally found some time to assemble the p/c's and the heads, so now I officially have a longblock:

longblock 1.jpg

So now I need to find a few small bits and pieces that goes on the case, like a oil pressure sender, before I can put this in my car. Hopefully I manage to test it a bit before snow comes

[andy198712]

Nice one! I think lots read it but don't want to spam it up.
Please keep us updated, I'm very jelious!

[13window]

looking vary cool. will have to start mine over the winter!!!!

would be good to see how you made the stud inserts please.