[DeTomaso] Fwd: New Cleveland engine block
Ed Mendez
edducati at mac.com
Sat Sep 26 04:14:11 EDT 2015
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Timothy Meyer <fordmachinist at gmail.com>
> Date: September 25, 2015 at 19:47:13 PDT
> To: tmeyer at tmeyerinc.com
> Subject: New Cleveland engine block
>
> Greets to our current investors, potential investors & potential customer,
> This has been a very, very busy week for TMeyer Inc.
> Some of you may or may not have seen the news, TMeyer has officially purchased the 1st aftermarket Cleveland block
> that was originally designed by Tod Buttermore.
>
>
>
> I left Sunday after church and drove 1900 miles in 52 hours. I picked up the tooling from Todd Monday afternoon,
> From there drove to Manitowoc, WI where the foundry Eck Industries is located.
> There I meet with David Weiss, VP of Engineering / R&D
>
>
>
> Eck Industries estimates the first casting can be available in about 6 weeks. Very first change we are making is making the bulk head solid,
> We will be installing splayed 4-bolt main caps and we will be machining for a 1-piece rear main seal. Other changes are to follow, but these
> will be incorporated even on casting #1. Eck has a new alloy by Alcoa that they are very excited about and would like to cast our block with it.
> Their comment was “This would be the strongest block on the market”
> Eck Industries will have a booth at the PRI show in Indiana and would like to display our block.
>
> What everybody is probably thinking…What’s the time line?
> Well, Eck will be supplying 1 aluminum casting at a time so we can machine it and confirm the casting before we start a run of any quantity.
> We are starting with aluminum because Eck has their own pattern shop and does all their own cores and patterns.
> Manitowoc Grey Iron is the company about 10 miles away that will do the cast iron castings.
> Eck will supply many of the cores for them also.
> We plan on assembling the first 4-6 blocks in house so we can confirm all dimensions, before we start selling bare blocks.
> I predict aluminum blocks will be available to end of the year/beginning of next year.
> Cast iron blocks should not be to far behind that.
>
> TMeyer is dedicated to making this block as strong as any block on the market and keeping it 100% American made.
> Casting in Wisconsin and all the machining will be done in-house at TMeyer, there will not be any excuses or finger pointing.
>
> I want to thank everybody who have already made commitments to invest with us.
> I also want to thank everybody who is still considering investing with us.
> And last but not least, I want to thank all those potential customer who have been very patient
> waiting for this block. Since Tod Buttermore and I released a statement a couple weeks ago,
> we have had a lot of interest, very possible more than I originally thought.
>
> We are currently still taking investments, so please touch base with me if you are interested in being part
> of this very exciting and historical engine block.
>
> Here are a few pictures of the Cleveland block in aluminum for your viewing pleasure.
> Again…many Thanks, this really was not possible without you guys!!!
>
>
>
>
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From: Timothy Meyer <[1]fordmachinist at gmail.com>
Date: September 25, 2015 at 19:47:13 PDT
To: [2]tmeyer at tmeyerinc.com
Subject: New Cleveland engine block
Greets to our current investors, potential investors & potential
customer,
This has been a very, very busy week for TMeyer Inc.
Some of you may or may not have seen the news, TMeyer has officially
purchased the 1^st aftermarket Cleveland block
that was originally designed by Tod Buttermore.
[cid:image004.jpg at 01D0F7DB.BC3FA310]
I left Sunday after church and drove 1900 miles in 52 hours. I picked
up the tooling from Todd Monday afternoon,
From there drove to Manitowoc, WI where the foundry Eck Industries is
located.
There I meet with David Weiss, VP of Engineering / R&D
[cid:image005.jpg at 01D0F7DB.BC3FA310]
[cid:image011.jpg at 01D0F7DB.BC3FA310]
Eck Industries estimates the first casting can be available in about 6
weeks. Very first change we are making is making the bulk head solid,
We will be installing splayed 4-bolt main caps and we will be machining
for a 1-piece rear main seal. Other changes are to follow, but these
will be incorporated even on casting #1. Eck has a new alloy by Alcoa
that they are very excited about and would like to cast our block with
it.
Their comment was "This would be the strongest block on the market"
Eck Industries will have a booth at the PRI show in Indiana and would
like to display our block.
What everybody is probably thinking...What's the time line?
Well, Eck will be supplying 1 aluminum casting at a time so we can
machine it and confirm the casting before we start a run of any
quantity.
We are starting with aluminum because Eck has their own pattern shop
and does all their own cores and patterns.
Manitowoc Grey Iron is the company about 10 miles away that will do the
cast iron castings.
Eck will supply many of the cores for them also.
We plan on assembling the first 4-6 blocks in house so we can confirm
all dimensions, before we start selling bare blocks.
I predict aluminum blocks will be available to end of the
year/beginning of next year.
Cast iron blocks should not be to far behind that.
TMeyer is dedicated to making this block as strong as any block on the
market and keeping it 100% American made.
Casting in Wisconsin and all the machining will be done in-house at
TMeyer, there will not be any excuses or finger pointing.
I want to thank everybody who have already made commitments to invest
with us.
I also want to thank everybody who is still considering investing with
us.
And last but not least, I want to thank all those potential customer
who have been very patient
waiting for this block. Since Tod Buttermore and I released a statement
a couple weeks ago,
we have had a lot of interest, very possible more than I originally
thought.
We are currently still taking investments, so please touch base with me
if you are interested in being part
of this very exciting and historical engine block.
Here are a few pictures of the Cleveland block in aluminum for your
viewing pleasure.
Again...many Thanks, this really was not possible without you guys!!!
[cid:image012.jpg at 01D0F7DB.BC3FA310]
[cid:image019.jpg at 01D0F7DB.BC3FA310]
[cid:image020.jpg at 01D0F7DB.BC3FA310]
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References
1. mailto:fordmachinist at gmail.com
2. mailto:tmeyer at tmeyerinc.com
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