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Hello all, I have recently started a project, from scrap, found a Kubota genset, and a blue star 2e and decided to think outside the box, and attempt to build the ultimate blue star my budget can. First I separated the Kubota genset, the genset was no good anyway and all I wanted was the engine, which is a 2 cylinder non turbo diesel.😈 for a whole $300 bucks. Then scored a Miller blue star 2e from my partner that didn't have any motor just genset for a whole $50 bucks.😝 Then I started fabrication on the frame how it's going to all set. Finally It came to me a picture in my head, I got it. I went to work, hunting down all the 2×2 square tubing I could find around the shed, now in all honesty I had no clue who all has already attempted this sudden task that I did not thoroughly think out, but what the Heck why not right. I do believe some of the best masterpieces was on a sudden splurge. (Not quoted) , so frame is built half way anyway now I cut off the motor mounts off the old frame and welded to the new frame, and mounted the new but used Kubota diesel engine in place. Now the flywheel to the engine, and the fan/rotor plate or totally different in size and bolt pattern, BUT after several trips back and forth to the tool box, I discovered a way to line the two up make a bolt pattern drill out the bolt pattern and TTAADDAA no machine shop required, now they are mated and installed with the help of a simple hole saw, and paint marker and totally concentration magic is happening, on the other hand I may have just got lucky, but I have no problem taking all the credit, so moving on after a beer of admiring the beast at hand, to join together the amateur housing, so I cut a circular 14" plate off of the old blue star skid, found center, measured the housing made my bolt pattern drilled grounded drilled and grounded some more, now note the rotor was not in place in the housing during this process I did remove it so I could trace the bolt patterns easier. Now the plate is built found some 1/2" rigid pipe cut 8 pieces 1 1/4" long found 8 2" bolts wwooaalaa. She is coming together, as my adrenaline is rising, I had no choice but to crank the engine and see what happens, and she started up like I ran her all day with out a skip in beat. I suddenly out of nowhere yelled SHE'S ALIVE, revved the engine NO SPARKS, NO RUBBING OF THE ROTOR JUST PERFECT. My Frankenstein is alive, the beast has risen.
To be continued!
To be continued!
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