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Top notch job Terry, it really has turned out superb. I haven't looked in at your thread for a little while, and boy have you put some great stuff in. I really appreciate the detailed analysis you have done of your ignition system and lots of great info about the fuel and carb etc. You have...

Thanks for your thoughts on the ignition Terry, they are very helpful. Looks like better days with your engine are just around the corner :) Good luck, I'm hoping it goes well for you Steve

Well done Terry. It's looking great and so many small touches you've added that all sum up to make such an impressive outcome. I really like what you've done with the nut that holds the prop on and stand you've made up to hold everything. On another note, what do you think about the...

Nice Terry. Will be interesting to see what happens after more motoring. With a little luck the rings may bed in making things more consistent between all cylinders. So are you using the 10mm spark plugs as sold on the Jerry Howell site? Cheers Steve

Awesome Terry, really top notch workmanship. I'll get back and read all of this carefully when I have some time Cheers Steve

I'm also still following along Brian Steve

Forest Addy's solution sounds good Brian. Look forward to the pics if you decide to go that way. Well look forward to the pics what ever way you decide. Cheers Steve

A few answers Brian (not necessarily text book) The cast bar shouldn't have a hard outer skin. You'll be ok turning it using HSS with no rake but you probably want less RPM, especially for the large diameter. Cast iron is soft and easy to turn, it's easy to get a good finish on. It will...

This is a cool project Brian, I'm following along Steve

Thanks for the answer Dave, having never built an enclosed crank type engine it's good to get across some of the detail. Steve

Still following along here Dave. Question about the oil pump. Does it just pump oil through the crankshaft, or does oil go to the gudgeon pins and even up through the push rods? Good to hear your son is getting into it. Cheers Steve

Looking good Simon. I'm enjoying following your build. Your Emco seems to be a great option for someone with limited space Cheers Steve

Really nice build and thread Pete :bow: :bow: :bow: The Wallaby sure is a cool engine Cheers Steve

Very nice project Frazer, I like it Steve

Sounds like a great thing to do with your son Dave. He'll be really chuffed when it fires up!

Dave - what's coming across to me here is that it's not primarily about how you're enthused about what you're building, it's that you're enthused about being out in the shop building something. Hope you get what I mean. Anyway that's the way I like things. Steve

I'm watching quietly Dave. I like the way you did it in the lathe. How one would do it is (obviously) strongly influenced by what is readily available and I don't have the additional face plate tooling you have. I'd probably put a centre punch in the centre of the casting spigot and clamp it...

Hi Bob I assume the loctite was a 50ml bottle at 50 bucks? It may be possible to get a 10ml bottle for about 15. I was in a Repco shop a while ago and they were happy to order in a small bottle of loctite for me. Not sure if you can get 620 in a 10ml bottle here? If you have a win let us know...

Thanks Ken and Don, great stuff Cheers Steve

One question. Will this work ok in a small lathe? Mine is 9" swing and weighs about 200kg