r911

It seemed very low tech, but I know little about foundry work.

Can you explain the specifics on things you saw in the video?

cobalt

Honestly I don't even know where to start there was IMO very little I saw as right. Out of the box any foundry that has such little control over their green sand process that they get such Chew-in of the cast surface I would run from. This is a fundamental aspect of sand casting and that alone had me concerned. Watching the video I would need a narrative of each step and what mistakes were made and why. In the end they couldn't control their sand but switched to all core sand which is only used as a very last resort and has an entirely different set of issues I would need to address. My grandfather would be rolling over in his grave if he saw the video. His R&D back from the 1930's- 1950's making millions of pounds of aluminum and magnesium castings per year as head of Bendix's Eclipse Pioneer program was made available to the industry on a national level during WWII. There are many books and articles based on his methods and research that clearly address the do's and don'ts they need to read.

Hopefully the new foundry gets it right and he delivers cases to those who ordered them. I give him credit for taking on such a monumental task with such limited background in the field. Most people think you just make a mold and pour metal into it. It is that simple if you are making simple junk parts without concern for quality. The difference between casting a simple casting and one that can meet the highest QC/QA and Mil spec criteria for aerospace use while keeping scrap rates down is monumental and not something I find many foundries are capable of.

Edgy01

I have been watching over this thread for several years. It's so nice to see that your initial $200,000 plus investment has come around! It's also good to learn that you have teamed up with Haas up the road in Oxnard which makes great machines! Ultimately, a big thank you for making these puppies in the good old USA!

Will you ever be able to go backwards, as well? Ever consider tackling the older cars like the 356? The world is drying up for those cases, was well.

Keep up the great work! I hope to see that mule out doing further test world on a long haul road trip up the coast to SB.

Van914

Any updates?

Charles Navarro

Nope. He still hasn't returned any of my emails.

scooter993

I spoke to Adam a few weeks ago. He seemed excited about switch foundries. I'm slot # 5 or 7, cant recall but I decided to go a different direction, so my slot is available and fully paid for. 5,500
check out my for sale ad of pelican. I got a beautiful set of biller 3.8 cylinders, CP pistons and built 993 heads.

https://forums.pelicanparts.com/pors...ilt-heads.html

r911

He started an ad thread on here, so my question is why has he not posted here.

Spyerx

@Catorce

comments?

Charles Navarro

Exactly. My emails to him have not been answered.

sithot

No excuse for going silent. You always return calls even if you don't have anything of consequence to relay to the other party.
Not returning a phone call or in this case an e-mail goes against all that is SOP in business.

Charles Navarro

Adam reached out to me after seeing my post today as was apparently having email troubles. Just wanted to let everyone know.

theiceman

interesting that Porsche is now producing and selling cases.

cobalt

I don't believe they are new but NOS.

theiceman

oh i heard they were making them again , thanks for the correction.

drb930

Why would you think that?
They are making brand new G-50 6-Speed transmissions for a popular builder.
It seems that Porsche will make anything for the right $$$