Crankshaft dreaming…
I quite often wake up at night with my mind buzzing in the middle of working out how to make a part, resolve a problem, or in the case of my RC374 engine, thinking ‘what have I got myself into this time?’
The engine I’m attempting to make is based on a very fragile 1960s six-cylinder race engine with a short and limited life that was originally made with space age exotic materials and precision. These engines would barely run below 5000rpm but would top 17,000rpm at full chat and I’m trying to make a similar engine from a couple of old Yamaha engines in my shed with quite basic tools and
