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who can drill big holes?

Started by VLT 88 vbmenu_register("postmenu_1223072", true); · 5 Dec 2006 · 21 replies

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hey guys i need two 28mm holes in my rocker cover... who has a drill big enough to do it?? or anyone know a place i can get it done? cheers, mark
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any engineering shop should be able to do it for ya,or buy an arbor and hole saw and do it your self but will cost ya bout a $100 for one which will do the job.
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Might be hard to find a 28 mm hole saw though. 20, 25, 32 is how it goes. A good arbor is about 25$ and 25 for a 25-32 mm hole saw. Might be easier to draw a 28mm diametre circle where you need the holes, and then drill a 25mm hole through the middle and file the edges off.
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nah both wont work... i need to make the hole that are already in there bigger... so i need an actual drill bit and drill press i think.. unless anyone knows a different way?
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How big is the hole in there now? File it out, or get a battery drill, mount the rocker cover sideways and run a smaller drill bit (10-13mm) around the edge like a file, until its bigger.
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Quote: Originally Posted by VLT 88 nah both wont work... i need to make the hole that are already in there bigger... so i need an actual drill bit and drill press i think.. unless anyone knows a different way? thats the best way. just drop it at an engineering shop and they will do it easily. you cant just drop a 28mm drill into it you have to work up a few mm at a time
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Quote: Originally Posted by VLT 88 hey guys i need two 28mm holes in my rocker cover... who has a drill big enough to do it?? or anyone know a place i can get it done? cheers, mark i'll check what sizes we have when i'm back at work on thurs. does it have to be spot on 28mm? most of ours are imperial so it might not be exact.
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yeah thanks duz360 ill have to do that i think
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metal lathes are usually equip wit large drill bits of exact sizes, give that a crack
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just out of intrest what is it for?
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Quote: Originally Posted by VLWAGONIT just out of intrest what is it for? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^as he said what for?
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just go into any engineering shop and tell em what you want, theyll do it for a carton i spose, any decent bloke would do it for nothing. piss easy job, take 5min to setup
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john bresciani told me to... ha ha nah because its running so much boost with the na bottom end and the lines were so small and "T"ed into one the motor couldnt breathe enough... so john told us to make it bigger and put more breather in the catch can so we did... corri and i have already hacked up a spare rocker cover with a hole saw so i can give it crap for now... but i want it done properly with my good rocker cover... notice the size difference in the fittings and the lines... but it worked awesome and doesnt have the problem anymore... i just want my good rocker cover back and not dodged up.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Mark who ended up doing this for ya? I need to get mine done
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herd of a pm brian? this thread brought back from the dead. just go to a fitting joint. enzed, couplers, hosemart ect ive got a friend at couplers that will do it for next to nothing and shell be able to tap it fo ryou as well
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rahaha u tell em whiplash... this thread got like black magicked back to life!
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yo mark, my mate that came in to autopro with me last sat said he can do it for you for nothing its very easy. He done it him self in his car.
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Well I replied in here hoping maybe other people would recommend somewhere to do it, aswell as Mark. Ive been to Enzed but they dont want to do the job. Arkaineus thanks for the input!
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take too couplers then ask for holly she does all my stuff for me and has done some stuff for mazza too. cost ya **** all maybe like 10 bux haha and you get it tapped to whatever thread you want
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Thanks mate
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