AVELING ARRIVES FROM ARGENTINA

he next stage in the process involved rebuilding all of the motion and gears. “The problem was that they were all missing, apart from some second-hand connecting rods that had come from a similar engine,” James explained, “Even a new crankshaft had to be manufactured.” This work was mainly carried out by James himself with the new crankshaft starting out as a 680kg billet of 12in diameter steel. Many days of milling followed which eventually resulted in the