Fed up of car engine coffee tables so…

I did this

20160911_132815 by WCA![/url], on Flickr

Memories are not made by staying in and drinking coffee but by staying out and drinking wine

V8 wine rack. Superb!!

Needs moar cylinders!

Put a wine glass on it?

Needs more cylinders wine!

ftfy

nice base , nice block

are you finishing the top off ? looks like you stopped making it about half way.

That looks heavy, mind you don’t drop it on your foot or anything.

Planning on replacing the threaded bolts propping up the slate with engine valves when I can get some.

is it slate i thought it was a piece of steel plate ? would look better with a thinner piece of the base wood i think …. to busy material wise at the moment.

the top just doesnt look right at all – its too skinny/tall …

maybe 3 pistons with their conrods welded atop the block and slate on top of the crowns would give it a better proportion ?

I’ve seen a Napier Deltic piston ashtray which was pretty cool.

Is the block a Rover?

Rover V8 from an old Morgan Plus 8

Agree with the comments about the slate top looking wrong / unfinished. It was made with what I had. I will look for a better solution

Instead of 8 wine bottle holes, could you keep one bank of 4 with the manifold attached and have the table section supported by a custom exhaust? Or two cylinders from each bank if you want to keep it symmetrical?

Update – Glass top finally fitted

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Too cool. That looks amazing! How did you clean and finish the block

🙂 You need matching furniture;

Rocking chair
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Bench

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you can really strut your stuff on that bench!

That’s fantastic! I’ve got my old Mini engine sat in my parent’s garage, gives me an idea 💡

Careful, the mini is a steel block right?

You will need to seal it really well to stop the rust creeping in.

Mine is Ali with just steel liners where the bottles go, those bores have about six coats of lacquer

That is unfeasably cool!

I’m thinking a painted block with polished and lacquered bare metal. Maybe some LED’s in the bores for a low light glow effect 😀

Can you use the coolant channels to pump cold water around it?

@WCA – have you put alcohol-free Paulaner Hefeweizen in your masterpiece?

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have you put alcohol-free Paulaner Hefeweizen in your masterpiece?

Yes – that way I know it won’t get touched by the Thursday night mob tonight

🙂

Much better !!

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