Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

Thanks for all your thoughts ,

So far it looks like it should work ,

one plus is we can make an oversize cam for the bearing surface , which on this motor just turn in the engine block without replaceable bearings .
then we can bore the cam bearing surface oversize to fit ,

thanks again

I don't have a cam in front of me right now but I would think about 2 1/2 inch where the gear bolts on ,

Yes the Durabar is pricy , but a VW cam is only about a foot long , and the stock cam was cast iron , so the lifters hopefully will be Ok , Thats what I worry about with tool steel , that it is too hard and will eat up the stock lifters, we need to get the material of a stock cam tested so we know t...

Hi , We need some blanks for an early VW bug motor from the 50s , the later 1960s and up model blanks are available , but we have not found the early blanks and its an interesting challenge ! We have a buddy with a CNC machine shop that can machine the round bar stock into a blank , and we have an i...

CamKing said "Your best bet, is Engine Power Components. I've talked to a few companies out of China, and they will do small runs(200-500 pieces), at a reasonable price. Thier quality looks good, but I've never used them." Just got off the phone with Engine Power Components , They do not m...

Thanks , these are already made in batches in Turkey and probably other places ,
they are way less than $100 each at retail.

and we have a cam grinding machine ......

Thanks Guys , Still no reply from Estas , I will send them an email to the main office in Turkey tonight , I am first trying to figure out who makes these blanks , their "buy in" may be so high its not interesting , or its not normally in stock , the 1600 cc aircooled bug motor is the easy...

Pistons are easy , just $100-$150 each ,

Cranks are also made by SCAT and others , just lots of $$$

These camshaft blanks are being made , just not sure by who , or if they are exclusive to someone ,

Camking hopefully will see this and comment ,

cheers

I found these guys
https://www.estasusa.com/contact.php

They are making them in Turkey according to the website ,

Sent them an email this morning but no answer yet ,

Hi

Does anyone know where we can order camshafts blanks that we can grind at our shop ?

I was told they were being made in Turkey , I talked to a few companies at SEMA a few years ago but lost my notes !

Anyway we need aircooled VW ones and also early Fiats ,

Thanks for your help

Does anyone know of a shop that restores ZF steering boxes ?

we have a 1970 VW double cab pickup and the steering box is worn out at 250,000 miles !

We are in SoCal , but we could ship it if some has done these before ,

Thanks for your help

If anyone is in the Los Angeles area and wants to make some stuff , I have a few rolls of PLA to help out ,

Thingaverse has shared free files to make all kinds of things , lots of automotive things

https://www.thingiverse.com/