Exhausting times!

It’s finally time for the dry build and the first job is to get the mighty beating heart of the fire breathing beast nailed into the now stiffened frame.

I am way too old to be picking up heavy engines and will use all the mechanical advantage I can get my hands on. The engine was initially in my engine building frame on the top of a roller cabinet so that I could wheel it around and the motor could be turned around through 360° depending on which bit I wanted uppermost. I moved the roller cab next to the bike bench, which I raised to the same height as the tool chest; it was then a simple job of sliding the motor in its jig onto the deck of the bike bench.

I bought a fabulous accessory for my bench, which is big post that attaches to the base and deck of the