Corvair Engine Drawing

[bbodie52]

Not without skills!!!

You are certainly not without skills! That artwork is suitable for framing and display in any Corvair home!

When I thought of that phrase, I remembered the following movie clip, which you might enjoy...

[God.favored]

very very cool! I've always wanted to do this in solidworks. wouldnt have ever thought to do it in photoshop.

[corvairian1]

WOW! That was excellent!

[chris]

Impressive!

[er-mine]

carumba thas cool! ... how long didja werk on it?

[er-mine]

man if that ability aint part of your job desc....

...you got one heck of a hobby goin fer free eh!

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Stick engine..im exhausted

[Steve62]

This is the latest version...

The latest drawing

[Steve62]

And animated...

[share_youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzHmgr9fVk0[/share_youtube]

[bbodie52]

Left-click with mouse to enlarge for better viewing. Click a second time for maximum enlargement...

Visible Corvair Engine

WOW! You can even see the dipstick inside the dipstick tube,
and if you look closely you can see the bottom of the dipstick projecting into the oil pan area!

If you enlarge the view of the Visible Corvair Engine drawing, you can see the timing mark dot on the aluminum timing gear. The Woodruff Key position on the camshaft gear is even correct!

Corvair Camshaft Gear Alignment Detail

[bbodie52]

Posted this on Facebook Corvair Preservation Foundation so others could see!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1857937 ... t_approved

[Steve62]

Thanks, Brad! It's a labor of love, and a continuous work in progress. I'm sure there are better programs than Photoshop to do this kind of thing with, but it's what I'm familiar with. There are nearly 200 layers in the image, so I can alter the position, hue, and transparency of nearly every part. I know...I'm crazy!

If any of you see a mistake, or have a suggestion, please comment. The animation is viewed from the flywheel end, showing cylinders 5 and 6, hence the clockwise crankshaft rotation. Each frame is 15 degrees of rotation, so the gear teeth appear to be moving slowly. Spark timing is 15 degrees BTDC - one frame. There are 48 frames per camshaft rotation. It is a 140 engine, with large intake valves, and specific secondary carburetors - the right one shown here.

The latest animation has the fan spinning, and music added. I haven't posted it on YouTube yet, but here's the Facebook page link:

https://www.facebook.com/steve.rand.92/ ... on_generic


Edit: Here is the YouTube post. It may or may not look better that the Facebook version. Sometimes it starts out blurry, but it clears up.

[bbodie52]

still life
/ˈstil ˌlīf/
noun

A still life (plural: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc.).

Your Visible Corvair image in motion coupled to the selected music brings a whole new meaning to still life art. I can imagine this running continuously on a large HD screen on the wall in my living room, bringing peace and tranquility to the home...

A great conversation piece to inspire visitors and guests. Would be good at CORSA conventions too!

Looking forward to your YouTube introduction.

[66vairguy]

Steve62 - Great illustration.

Please note the camshaft gear "O" timing mark is not always accurate. I've seen a number of old GM camshaft gears with the "O" timing mark under the tooth, under the valley, and in between both. I draw a line on the cam gear that goes through the center of the keyway. The cam gear line and the crankgear notch should line up with the engine case centerline.

With new parts and the possibility of errors, a camshaft should always be verified by "degreeing" the cam with respect to the crankshaft in the engine.

[Steve62]

I agree, 66vairguy. In the real world, you must be certain. The few Corvair engines I've built have all had the timing mark in the proper position. I did help a friend troubleshoot an engine that he had rebuilt, but wouldn't run right. A misplaced timing mark was the culprit. Live and learn!

Fortunately, in the creative process, you can do it right, or easily fix it if it's wrong.

[Steve62]

The latest. Made quite a few minor changes, mostly to the carbs (they have fuel in 'em now), and added the open intake valve on cylinder #5. This project will never be finished!

[bbodie52]

What? No casting flash between the aluminum fins???



Beautiful work!