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March 18, 2013, 10:15:33 am

TUFFY

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Steel flywheel
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I got me steel flywheel the other day,,
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Reply #1March 18, 2013, 10:19:23 am

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Re: Steel flywheel
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2013, 10:19:23 am »
Need to install ring gear yet. It is a old Ford small inline 6 fly wheel with VW bold pattern machined from a big hunk of steel.
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Reply #2March 18, 2013, 10:47:42 am

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Re: Steel flywheel
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2013, 10:47:42 am »
See now because this a completely random thread, nobody knows what it is for or why you have posted it ;). This would be much better suited within your build thread, don't you think?

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Reply #3March 18, 2013, 12:11:36 pm

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Re: Steel flywheel
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2013, 12:11:36 pm »
what's a nubian?
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Reply #4March 18, 2013, 02:26:35 pm

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Re: Steel flywheel
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2013, 02:26:35 pm »
Tuffy:
    I need a steel flywheel also.  I was planning to buy one of the Black Forest Industries flywheels.  Where did you get yours?

Steve.
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Reply #5March 18, 2013, 02:43:41 pm

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Re: Steel flywheel
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2013, 02:43:41 pm »
Looks obvious to me he wants to use a small ford tranny.
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Reply #6March 18, 2013, 02:45:29 pm

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Re: Steel flywheel
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2013, 02:45:29 pm »
Quote from: 745 turbogreasel on March 18, 2013, 02:43:41 pm
Looks obvious to me he wants to use a small ford tranny.

Made of steel, of course,
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Reply #7March 18, 2013, 03:17:25 pm

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Re: Steel flywheel
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2013, 03:17:25 pm »
Quote from: 745 turbogreasel on March 18, 2013, 02:43:41 pm
Looks obvious to me he wants to use a small ford tranny.

Quote from: homerj1 on March 18, 2013, 02:45:29 pm
Quote from: 745 turbogreasel on March 18, 2013, 02:43:41 pm
Looks obvious to me he wants to use a small ford tranny.

Made of steel, of course,

I assume it is for his tractor build??
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Reply #8March 18, 2013, 04:15:52 pm

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Re: Steel flywheel
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2013, 04:15:52 pm »
Yup, for tractor puller. Sorry I didn't put this on my other topic. I had a local guy machine it for me.
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Reply #9March 18, 2013, 04:39:05 pm

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Re: Steel flywheel
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2013, 04:39:05 pm »
My original topic is above this one. I added flywheel pics to it.
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Reply #10March 18, 2013, 05:31:13 pm

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Reply #11March 19, 2013, 11:42:55 am

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Re: Steel flywheel
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2013, 11:42:55 am »
Quote from: Jetmugg on March 18, 2013, 02:26:35 pm
Tuffy:
    I need a steel flywheel also.  I was planning to buy one of the Black Forest Industries flywheels.  Where did you get yours?

Steve.

just buy the BFI flywheel, and the clutch it needs to operate correctly, and be happy..

his is custom, not commercially made.. i bet it cost him a PRETTY PENNY too...
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Reply #12March 19, 2013, 05:58:21 pm

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Re: Steel flywheel
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2013, 05:58:21 pm »
$200 to have it machined. I think the chunk of steel cost me about $30.
« Last Edit: March 20, 2013, 11:06:01 am by TUFFY »
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Reply #13March 20, 2013, 02:16:38 pm

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Re: Steel flywheel
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2013, 02:16:38 pm »
Quote from: TUFFY on March 19, 2013, 05:58:21 pm
$200 to have it machined. I think the chunk of steel cost me about $30.

wow, thats not bad at all...
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Reply #14March 28, 2013, 08:09:49 am

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« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2013, 08:09:49 am »
looks like bfi now carries these, although it doesn't look like this would have worked for you anyway.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5998497-BFI-020-Clutch-Kits-amp-Billet-Flywheels
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