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Thank you, I have tried to make it something that could help a future builder take on this project. - Ron

I still have a box of three dozen cylinder head "test" blocks.... lol

Yes, I bought the gears online. The drawings call out the gear that is required to be purchased

A true machinist. This build has humbled me thinking about people before me completing this build with manual machines. Just incredible.

- If I understand, you reduced wire diameter but that necessitated increased KV? I believe that to be (higher) voltage rating, what does that translate into physically? Higher copper strand count & thinner individual diameter, or I wanted the higher KV rated wire, but I did not want the larger...

I was wondering which one they were talking about. The internal ring gear is a purchased brass gear ($150) that is fit into a steel ring that is machined with specific lobe, heights and distances. That part of the build was very difficult. The Cam degree table is pretty intense on this engine...

It’s been a while since I posted. I finally received after 10 months of waiting my 20kV ignition wire. I wanted a small diameter in 22ga because I didn’t want to look weird on the engine. So I ended up waiting for the right kind of wire to arrive. They had to make me a roll. 😂 I’ve started...

The internal gear that is integral to the crankshaft, which is made out of stainless steel was machined in several steps. First I turned the blank in my CNC lathe, then I did all the drilling and end milling of the crank blank. The last step was using my micro arc fourth axis rotary chuck to...

HMEM is going offline?

Contemplating my BW V8 build that I will be starting this summer. 😂 I hear the weather is bad at home…. Hmmmmm :)

Oh well. I don’t like checking other’s work either. I will do my own.

Does anyone have the solid works drawings for this build? I need to ask before I do it all from the prints. Thank you.

Got the Black Widow castings today, wow! The castings are awesome and the kit is very complete. Thank you!

Check out - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B4PXYRS1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 works nice.

Upgraded the ignition wire to 20kv wire. Big improvement. Still tweaking the mixture. Hope to get more runs this week during the holidays. 8/9. It runs better and better with each run. I made an inlet Venturi to increase the velocity of the air stream across the carb pitot. Not sure if it is...

Two steps forward two steps back. This image speaks volumes for me on how to proceed and troubleshoot. 6/9

Got a cool IR camera (Klein Tools) that works with my Iphone from Amazon. It is nice for troubleshooting cold cylinders. Making progress on cold cylinders every run. 7/9 thus far. Happy Thanksgiving all. Enjoy your loved ones. - Ron FYI, this is one oily engine! Love it!

Hello, Been trying to fire the 9 cyl for two weeks now. I have 4/9 cylinders firing. I am running the Carpenter Cushman carb. I am running S/S ignition. Had tons of crossover CDI issues that I had to address, it seems to have stopped, need to stay vigilant on this. Had to unbundle the loom...

Wow, that is some next level work. DId not know about annealing Aluminum. Good Read! Good Work.

I have yet to set up a test Stand, fuel tank, oil tank, all the necessary auxiliary equipment etc... I am still working out those details.