RE: Flywheel Machining

[Greg]

When you lighten the fly wheel, you take quite a lot of meat out of the back of the flywheel (facing the block), you also machine wedges out between the pins the pressure plate joins on to.  All up you can get quite a lot of weight out of a standard wheel. Mine weighed from memory around 9.5kgs, and now weighs around 5kgs.  I was also happy with the machining shop where I got it done, called Algers (I think) in bayswater, vic.  They did a very professional job for a good price, including balancing as well.   Greg -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Kroehn Sent: Friday, 20 July 2001 1:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Flywheel Machining List, I'm looking at getting my stock z-18et flywheel lightened a little to make the engine a bit more responsive.  Anyway, after studying the archives I see that I should take material from the outside of the flywheel which makes perfect sense.  I noticed I can only take a few mm from the outside so the pressure plate will still bolt on but I'm unsure where the dowels for the ring gear are located?  Is there anyway I could get the flywheel and ring gear apart or is that something the machinist will have to do?  My only other question is should I also get a little taken of one of the faces of the flywheel as well or just stick to get a few mm taken from the outside?  Thanks heaps in advance.   Daniel Kroehn Recommending Datrats, supplyin quality Datsun performance parts www.Datrats.com.au   --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------