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Re: The German engine situation
Posted by james d on Thu Jul 25, 2002 12:15:58 PM
In reply top The German engine situation posted by Cees on Wed Jul 24, 2002 10:21:31 AM
Hi Cees,
I came across a Jumo crankcase in Germany at an autojumble. Got the phone number somewhere, but no-one was interested when I posted it before.
I think it will be up to the likes of Motobende to start repopping engine parts if the demand is really there. It might of been high-tech stuff in the Forties, but engine cases and the like look fairly "agricultural" by todays standards, and you`d be amazed what can be done these days with a 3D scanner and 6 axis (no pun intended!) mill. The question is; are there really owners looking for these parts, or is it just that we want to see this stuff re-manufactured, because there just ain?t enough Axis warbirds? I have a feeling that when the very last available DB cylinder head or whatever is finally used up, somebody will start making new ones. `Til that day comes...
Cheers,
James