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awdmoke
 Post subject: Alloy Timing Plate
PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:21 am 
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Have been looking for an alloy timing plate (end plate) for my upcoming rebuild,
similar to the MED one: http://www.med-engineering.co.uk/product_details.php?p_id=546&vlang_id=589

Does anyone know of someone in Australia who makes/sells something similar?
Otherwise postage will be a bitch.

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I've got solidworks and a plasma cutter down the road, how many do you want?
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Does that make it worthwhile?

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I'll grab 2 if that helps

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simon k
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maybe - I'll rough one out and get a quote.... but it'll be an A type, not an A+ with the extra bit for a tensioner
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Appreciated Simon.

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hell ill be #3 for wat its worth

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arrrm, I dont want to sound like a party pooper but WHY? I gives you no extra HP, you cant see it once installed & it costs money you could spend on far more usefull items. A real waste of time in my opinion. :P

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Weight. Every little bit helps.
Am also fitting an alloy head & my current plate is cracked so I need a new one anyway

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I hope the alternator does not vibrate some cracks into its mounting point.
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That's exactly what happened to my original steel one!

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Someone in the US was making really nice ones of these, cheap too!

Can't be @rsed to search but! :?

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850man wrote:
arrrm, I dont want to sound like a party pooper but WHY? I gives you no extra HP, you cant see it once installed & it costs money you could spend on far more usefull items. A real waste of time in my opinion. :P


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If its that lightweight postage shouldnt be too bad.

And if you get a batch cut then you can sell them off, the more you buy the cheaper it usually ends up per item.

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Why not roar a few lightening holes in a standard plate in the appropriate spots so the oil won't get out.....thats what I did to save a few grams. Oh, and visit the toilet before the race, that always gets rid of a bit of weight! :wink:
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