Sawing and welding

For me the nicest thing about making a new engine is working out how to make it in a way that it looks as factory produced and original looking as possible.

Sometimes I spend hours just looking at crankcase castings, cylinder barrels and cylinder heads trying to imagine the thought processes of the original designer all those years ago at the factory.

I find it helps me focus and see the way forward, and ultimately where to cut and adapt parts, making them fit together and look right.

I had already finished the crankcases and barrels, and the next job was to modify the cylinder heads to fit. I had a rough idea how I was going to