What is Long-Voyager Working on Today? BigBlock440 is Our Winner

"Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness" (long-voyager-2nd-edition)
11/16/2018 at 15:24 • Filed to: Worklopnik

Rebuilding a bad distribution block for the auto grease system on one of our machines, along with rebuilding way covers.

Can anyone guess the machine?:

Hint #1: It’s a high accuracy/high speed CNC mill.

Hint #2: It’s Charcoal and Cream colored, uses the letters kaionm ( Jumbled ).

BigBlock440 is our winner.

With the correct guess of Makino. It’s an S56 to be exact, but given the lack of other info, Makino is a win. I’ve already given his prize, maybe someone can help him find it and pull it without being noticed...

DISCUSSION (34)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 12:18

Well, that certainly looks like a mill vise of some kind in the top of the picture, and some kind of ways on the left, so, big horizontal mill or some-such?

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/16/2018 at 12:22

It is indeed a mill. Not horizontal and not what I would call big though. ;)

Alfalfa > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 12:29

That’s a mill, that's your y axis screw, and I’m going to guess it’s a Bridgeport.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Alfalfa
11/16/2018 at 12:34

2/3.

It is far from a Bridgeport.

vondon302 > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 12:35

3 axis mill? Bridgeport?

But I bet it’s got a Fanuc control .

Alfalfa > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 12:37

Bridgeport was just a guess by their commonality. All I can do now is spitball common brands of CNCs. I don't have that kind of commitment.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > vondon302
11/16/2018 at 12:38

3-axis. Not Bridgeport.

diplodicus > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 13:16

Fadal

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 13:20

I don’t know but I recognize a KURT vice when I see one. Umm HAAS VF-4

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 13:22

3-axis Haas or DeVlieg?

JustAnotherG6 > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 13:48

So it’s a VMC. Likely with an cabinet where all the work is done since it has an auger for chip removal. If it were a HAAS brand I’d guess it’s around a VF-3 or VF-5 in size but I don’t know the color schemes of all the different brands to really narrow down my options.

Also, with machining centers, size is extremely relative.

benjrblant > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 14:06

Hm.. blue and white, so... Fadal?

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > benjrblant
11/16/2018 at 14:56

It’s actually Charcoal gray and cream colored, the blue is just rtv that wasn’t removed yet. ;)

Not Fadal though.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > diplodicus
11/16/2018 at 14:57

Nope.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
11/16/2018 at 14:58

It is a Kurt vise. Not a Hass though.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
11/16/2018 at 14:59

Nope and Nope.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 15:03

That’s a CNC machine.

What do I win?

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Future next gen S2000 owner
11/16/2018 at 15:05

Kinja'd!!!

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

BigBlock440 > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 15:15

Apparently a Makino of some sort. I cheated with google though, I couldn’t remember the name of a CNC we used at my last job, I thought it was it. Turns out I wasn’t even close, it was a Maho.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 15:15

Kinja'd!!!

Alfalfa > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 15:20

Ah , it’s a Makino then.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > BigBlock440
11/16/2018 at 15:22

It is a Makino.

Which is likely as close as we’re going to get without more info. I’m going to name you sir, the winner. For that, I give you this:

Kinja'd!!!

You’re going to have to find it and quietly pull it out without being noticed though.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Alfalfa
11/16/2018 at 15:22

BigBlock440 beat you to it, but that is correct.

ttyymmnn > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 15:26

Hint #2: It’s Charcoal and Cream colored, uses the letters kaionm

Kinja'd!!!

MM54 > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 15:36

No way

(cover)

BigBlock440 > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 15:41

Even with all that cast iron, it’s probably better than the motorhome engine I’m currently using. Then I’ll have an engine for my Stratus too.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > BigBlock440
11/16/2018 at 15:43

440 in a Stratus?

That’s my kind of crazy.

I wonder if the Mopar kit for the Daytonas could be modified to work in a Stratus..........

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 15:51

IT’S A...

Kinja'd!!!

... with superior CANADIAN QUALITY!

BigBlock440 > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 15:52

I’m not sure it would fit, but I’m sure a small block would. Actually, I’m pretty sure it won’t. Eventually I’ll do it, probably with a 2nd gen Avenger though since that’ll be the easiest to find in decent condition. I originally wanted to do it with a 1st gen Avenger though.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/16/2018 at 16:04

I wonder how hard it is to find one of those kits NOS, now that they are past emissions age where I live, I’m having really stupid thoughts.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > BigBlock440
11/19/2018 at 07:07

We measured the engine bay in my old Acclaim. I could fit a 426 Hemi in it if I moved the radiator to the front of the header. I can’t imagine a Stratus/Avenger is much smaller as they ran a variant of the same engine with roughly the same amount of open space...

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > My X-type is too a real Jaguar
11/19/2018 at 07:12

I’ve came across one in the last 6 years.........

That being said, there are a couple guys making RWD conversions still: Tom Allard of Allard Fabrications: http://www.allardfabrications.com/about-us.html

Kenny Exline of Exline Custom Auto: http://www.exlinecustomauto.com/clientscars.html

BigBlock440 > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
11/20/2018 at 20:33

The 1st gen (and 2nd gen) Avengers have longer engine bays than the cloud cars because of cab-forward, at least that’s what it looks like. I haven’t actually got to the point where I needed to measure though.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > BigBlock440
11/21/2018 at 06:52

Start measuring, we need more oppo crazy!