I wanted to do some home decoration with engine parts since many year. I was finally able to do just that this summer. Tought I would share with you.
First project, very simple and quick to do
My old flywheel from the time I had a manual transmission in the car, a GT crank, and my crank pulley. I had a 18" custom glass made.
Now for the more interesting project, I wanted to do a coffee table with an engine block since, well, before I trash my engine.
The biggest challenge was figuring out how to stick the connecting rods/pistons on the deck. I used my old ARP 8740 head studs, and weldded their nuts on the rods.
I can install the "piston assembly" in the hole where the head studs normally goes.
I had a custom 29" x 29" glass made, with rounded corner that match the pistons radius.
Another challenge was figuring out how to raise the block a little since the glass would be too low. I cutted some intake valve, and welded the tip to oil pan bolts. Covered the weld with valve spring. I think the result is very nice, and allow me to adjust the height on each corner individually.
End result:
I still have a lot of engine part left, and I want to make some lamps with them. Here's a couple inspiration of what I want to do later on.
Lamp with pistons and connecting rod
Lamp with a camshaft. Maybe I'll use brake disks for some of them, if not crank pulley.
First project, very simple and quick to do
My old flywheel from the time I had a manual transmission in the car, a GT crank, and my crank pulley. I had a 18" custom glass made.
Now for the more interesting project, I wanted to do a coffee table with an engine block since, well, before I trash my engine.
The biggest challenge was figuring out how to stick the connecting rods/pistons on the deck. I used my old ARP 8740 head studs, and weldded their nuts on the rods.
I can install the "piston assembly" in the hole where the head studs normally goes.
I had a custom 29" x 29" glass made, with rounded corner that match the pistons radius.
Another challenge was figuring out how to raise the block a little since the glass would be too low. I cutted some intake valve, and welded the tip to oil pan bolts. Covered the weld with valve spring. I think the result is very nice, and allow me to adjust the height on each corner individually.
End result:
I still have a lot of engine part left, and I want to make some lamps with them. Here's a couple inspiration of what I want to do later on.
Lamp with pistons and connecting rod
Lamp with a camshaft. Maybe I'll use brake disks for some of them, if not crank pulley.