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I have resumed building this engine after a four year break, just wondering if anyone knows how many sets of castings Maury made of this engine, for the record mine is number eight.

I need to machine two shallow grooves in the OD of a 6304 2D deep groove ball bearing and also a shallow hole for a locating pin. This is to replace a bearing that has been unavailable for twenty years or more. One groove takes the thrust of the bearing, the other allows oil flow and the pin...

Set of castings and plans $400AUD plus postage.

Finally finished the Challenger V8 from Coles and what a challenge it was for me. I still need to make a few improvements to the carburettor but it is as good as done. It can sit on the shelf for a while now as I have started another Holt 75, I sold the first one I built so maybe this one will...

I have just managed to get my Challenger V8 to the running stage but have a few questions that those who have gone before me may be able to help me with. I have built it to the plans, that is, without oil rings and when viewed from the front of the engine the left bank of cylinders is smoky when...

Holt engine castings and prints. I have built one of these engines and intended to build a second but this will not happen so the set of castings and prints are for sale. Includes a completed crankshaft cut from solid. Price is $900 AUD, plus buyer pays freight, PM me with any questions.

Can anyone help me with info re the above? I have tried contacting Cooper Tools with no result, are they still in business or is there another source of supply? Thanks Graeme

This engine is to the Edgar T Westbury design with a few minor modifications, my patterns and castings. I thought I would fit a fake magneto for appearance, when complete the plug wire will come from the magneto pickup. Still a lot of work to do however this is an encouraging start. The magneto...

Just finished this Frisco Standard, an interesting engine to build. Castings from Shelf Pet Models,I didn't bother with the igniters. Hopefully you can view it drom here. https://youtu.be/BtMYJ7hfYdI

I am well on my way building the Challenger, however I have no information regarding a suitable carby for this engine. I am wondering if someone who has gone before me can help, please? Also, if the fuel tank is located under the engine, I will need a lift pump to raise the fuel to the carby ...

I have made a start on a pair of Fairbanks Morse Z3 engines. I had a few months off after building the Holt and the Hoglets and needed to clear some castings off the shelf. These casting sets are from Canadian Model Engineering and both plans and castings are good though some thin sections...

This is one of a pair of engines I built based on an Australian Buzzacott 2 HP hit and miss engine. I made the patterns and core box and cast the parts in iron, brass and aluminium in my home foundry. The gears were cut using home made form relieved gear cutters to a method described in The...

I have recently completed a pair of Hoglets and a Holt engine. I have a few smaller builds in front of me before the next major project and I have been thinking of a V8 engine along the lines of the Challenger. I would be most interested to hear from any builders who have built the engine or...

There are still a few loose ends to tidy up but essentially ,the engine is finished.This has been an interesting engine to build and I have learnt a lot. My thanks go to Coles Power Models for the castings and plans and also to George Britnell. George has posted details of his engine build on...

Have finished a brace of Hoglets after about 3 months, thanks to all who have posted on their builds and those that answered questions on this forum when I posted them. These were fun engines to build, now for something a bit more serious. I have made a start on a Holt, I think this will be a...

I have been progressing well with my pair of Hoglets. Have just finished cutting the cams, I used the method described in MEB Issue 7. To obtain the angular separation between the lobes, I graduated the baseplate on which the 3 jaw chuck is attached. The Stressproof steel 1144 was obtained from...

I will shortly be starting to build a Hoglet V twin to the Randall Cox design. Reading through the plans, the carburetor specified is an OS 10, which has been superceded. Can any one suggest a replacement for this, or another that will do the job? Or perhaps an alternative set of carburetor...

Can any one help me with a supplier for a set of castings for this engine please? Thanks Seadragonfoundry

This a recently completed engine. The castings came from Rocky's Model Engines and I can't speak highly enoughof the quality of the castings and plans. This was a real fun engine to build and get running. It is my first engine with an igniter.

I bought some castings from Brad Smith for some Bremens many years ago, I think they were the last he had and I recall him telling me the patterns had been destroyed , I think in a foundry fire.The quality of the castings I received was not that good. There was a fair amount of prefabrication...