subiemech85 Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 What ever happened to having them made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 http://usmb.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7890&highlight=cover "since I know a lot of people on the board have EA82s, and since we all know that the timing covers SUCK, what if someone (like myself) started to make them out of aluminum? If I did, who would buy them? Just tryin to figure out if it would be worth it " Caboobaroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 time....lots of time. Trying to make these so they're exact take awhile especially when you do them by yourself. Also its kinda hard to get around without a car so I've been working on my 79 wagon and a couple other so I can get around:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcomp Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 will you be doing cnc machining? having been in a cnc class i am very interested in how you plan on doing it dam i miss having access to a cnc mill and lathe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 I hate to rush you, but it's time for a progress update, alomst one month has passed, hpoe you are driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I can probably make it out of wood:brow: Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 i'll bet if we made them out of trendy, cool carbon fiber, we could make a killing on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I bet so. Rice boys, excuse me, Import Tuners would be all over that stuff. But i would just run my EA82T with out the Tbelt covers...like i have always done, on both my cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 but how many ricer import type fellas that would buy the stuff off ebay would be sportin an ea82? not around here, thats for sure!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushbasher Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 if you did it for ej20 and up there'd be a possibility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 sorry for not responding sooner guys. I have had no time to really start BUT I have a basic drawing of both sides and so my next step is to put it into a computer. Unfortunalty with school, work, and trying to get my wagon back on the road, its not a priority on my list right now. Maybe when I finally get some free time I can really get started. But for now........yeah, school is my major concern. Kinda wanna get it out of my way:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I WANT BILLET ALUMINUM OR CARBON FIBER TIMING BELT COVERS PLS K THX !_! lol sriously tho; just grab some from the junkyard and hit them with some spray cleaner. good as new. what more do you need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted June 27, 2004 Author Share Posted June 27, 2004 long long long time bump! lay off the alcohol, and whoop those books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted June 27, 2004 Author Share Posted June 27, 2004 I have cope, drag, and parting sand, and have thought of doing something out of sheat metal I just want it to last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 you know, i'm not one to take myself to seriously here but carbon fiber might actually be the way to go as far as ease of production. I would wish it didn't look so trendy though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boing Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 well lets see.... right now if you replace all the T-belt cover pieces it would cost you about 85.00 and another 18.00 for the dumb gaskets so we're looking at somewhere around 115.00 with the tax. I really would like a replacement aluminium set and if done right they wouldn't even need gaskets because they can "piece meet piece" fitted. Wooohooooo let me know how you're doing with it. This conversation took place some other place too but it was a proposal to make a two piece plastic set. Nothing became of that or at least that I'm aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLance Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 I'd like a set of cast ones...but I could see aluminum potentially having the same problem as the plastic ones. You could cut threads right into the aluminum, but I have striped out my fair share of aluminum threads. Would steel (stainless steel?) inserts work better in the aluminum then they do in the plastic? I'd sure hope so...Could always use Heli coils too, I guess. RedLance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 What ever happend to tossing them in the garbage? Plenty of ppl have ran with out them. I only have the back ones on right now and the one middle front one. Belts and cams are fully exposed on both sides in the front. Do lots of offroading and playing around. Timing belts are clean as can be; everything tends to just fling off them Next time I have that junk apart I'm just gonna rip them all off. THey are ruined anyway and just a head ache to reinstall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 timing belt covers are for suckers!_! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 chuck the covers and make some nice billet pulleys, maybe with some offset for cam timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 chuck the covers and make some nice billet pulleys, maybe with some offset for cam timing. I was just thinking about cam timing adjustment pins today Delta Cams can even custom make some up; didnt ask how much extra that would have been. I know someone has already done them 3 degrees advance at the cam. Said the low end was real mean but she ran hotter also. Wish I remember who did it... Maybe a search will reveal this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickssubie Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 You guys are making me think(dangerous:lol: ) I'm a CNC programmer at a small machine shop, and we're always looking for some widget we can make and sell. I'll look into it and see if it would be realistic to machine them(covers) and sell at a decent price. I'd love to have a set of my own, so would be willing to absorb all the cost of programming and tooling up myself. May take awhile to get it going here, but stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 Mine are totally nude. Been thru everything...the ONLY reason a belt came off....loose bolts on one of the cam pully/sprocket/gear/thingy. If i had covers, the 5 mins job it took to replace the thingy and put it back in time would have been....wow, probably 1 hr or more. If i wasnt a SUBARU nut...a tow to the dealer! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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