I now have my motor, well mostly. The motor is built up minus the ignition and the clutch. I am also getting the tappet tubes sorted out. I have to give a big thanks to Brent for getting the motor to this state. The pistons for this bad boy definitely was a bigger challenge than originally anticipated.
Here is some eye candy:
One of the next steps is to get the gear on the magneto. The shaft on the magneto is too short and I don't think it will hold up under the stresses of a race.
Here are some photos of the engine in the frame:
In a future post, I'll give some details on that transmission case. It is not what it appears.
