Machine shop in socal? v.flywheel

[SuperUltraHighTekHippo]

Looking for a shop to resurface/machine down my single mass flywheel. I've only found two machine shops so far willing to resurface only for 50 bucks. Hopefully someone can point me somewhere. Thanks!

[Ben Carufel]

Where in SoCal? SoCal is a big place.

[MR 325]

$50 is reasonable. What's the big decision?

[e30evolution]

$50 is reasonable. What's the big decision?

Just go buy a belt sander and do it yourself.... then you can do them for your friends as well.

[JiXer]

I wouldn't trust anyone to do it for $50.
It takes a long time to cut that steel and then balance it and if its done wrong, you could have a serious grenade on your hands. That thing is spinning right next to your feet 115 times per second.

Send it to Metric Mechanic and do it right. Its worth the cost and the time.

Also, these guys are in Hollywood and they have many years of experience doing this. Not as many as MM, but they are SoCal and I would trust them.

http://www.racetep.com/flywheel.html

J.

[SuperUltraHighTekHippo]

Well I wanted to get it lightened/balanced also not just resurfaced. Thanks JiXer, i might give them a call.

Im located in the Irvine area if anyone's familiar with something local.

[el bob]

Getting it done properly on a blanchard grinder goes for ~$80 outside NYC.

[BillBrasky]

Just go buy a belt sander and do it yourself....

No. Major warpage. You do not want a part that is going to spin 6K+ rpm to be sanded down with a belt sander.


A blanchard grinder or lathe is the only way to do it. Preferably a blanchard grinder, because it will give it a good cross hatch pattern finish to grip the clutch disc. $50 is about average. It would only take a shop about 5 minutes to set it up and skim it clean. I used to do it all the time when I had a blanchard, but i had to sell it to pay for repairs to my heat treat ovens.:(

[Money$hit]

I wouldn't trust anyone to do it for $50.
It takes a long time to cut that steel and then balance it and if its done wrong, you could have a serious grenade on your hands. That thing is spinning right next to your feet 115 times per second.

Send it to Metric Mechanic and do it right. Its worth the cost and the time.

Also, these guys are in Hollywood and they have many years of experience doing this. Not as many as MM, but they are SoCal and I would trust them.

http://www.racetep.com/flywheel.html

J.

Pshh, the housing and tunnel will catch it.

[whodwho]

Here is a good video on how it is done and the shop is close to you. There are a few other interesting machining videos even BMW related ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY_r01cR114&feature=channel_page

Costa Mesa R&D Automovive Machine Shop
www.engine-machining.com
John Edwards 949 631-6376
john@engine-machining.com
123 Monte Vista Ave
Costa Mesa, CA 92627

[JiXer]

Pshh, the housing and tunnel will catch it.

Oh yeah, I forgot how strong cast aluminum and sheet metal are.
They would easily stop a 15 lbs. saw blade spinning at 7,000 rpm. No problem. :)

Many race cars actually have kevlar tranny tunnel covers now.

[Axxe]

The sarcasm is strong with you all.