[DeTomaso] Dart Aluminum Cleveland blocks

[wkooiman at earthlink.net]

By the way...

The current status is...

Mark McKeown (sp?) has an iron block.  He's building it to provide feedback to Tod.  Once that's done, Tod will make whatever mods are needed to the molds/CNC, and hopefully he'll pour about 15 aluminum blocks.

He has Darton sleeves for 15 alum blocks.

I don't think there are any such limitations to the iron blocks.  He should be able to pour as many as he wants - assuming the foundry can keep up, he has space, and he has deposits rolling in.

Also - he is writing the CNC to make his own main caps.

There is a fairly recent thread about the status on www.351cleveland.net.  I'm sure I got part of it slightly wrong.  Check the forum for corrections.


-----Original Message-----
>From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
>Sent: Jan 5, 2010 8:35 PM
>To: boyd411 at gmail.com, detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Dart Aluminum Cleveland blocks
>
>
>In a message dated 1/5/10 16 59 32, boyd411 at gmail.com writes:
>
>
>> Has anyone had any experience with the Dart aluminum Cleveland blocks? I
>> know Smeding uses the Dart windsor block but I have not heard of anyone
>> using the dart Aluminum Cleveland block. At $4300 it's a pricey bit. I 
>> know
>> the Dart Windsor can be stroked to a 427. It would be interesting to see
>> what could be done with an aluminum Cleveland . In terms of HP and weight
>> reduction. http://www.flatlanderracing.com/dartalumblocks.html
>> 
>
>That's the DART aluminum Windsor block.   It's a Windsor, with Cleveland 
>main bearings.   They don't make a Cleveland block.
>
>Todd Buttermore has been working for years to produce an aluminum Cleveland 
>block, and is either right on the cusp of production, or is in production 
>now.
>
>Info here:
>
>http://www.network54.com/Forum/136503/thread/1199046817/Links+to+Tod+Butterm
>ore%27s+Cleveland+Block+Posts
>
>Cheers!
>
>Mike
>
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