26-11-2017, 05:49 PM
(26-11-2017, 12:44 PM)Alan Wrote: Hmmm. Looks like a 4 jetted crankcase and possibly a jack French cam. I don't think I'd want my feet close to that flywheel! Maybe if you wanted to put together a 50s spec engine for a period special it would be a good starting place, but there are better cams available now. It's interesting, but way overpriced.
This thread should read Jack French, Jack Knight make steering racks and spur cut gears, and many other things, not to be confused with Jack French.
Engine is 4 jet lubrication as per Mike Forrest, oversize oil pump,shiny camshaft, and when I visited Jack French over 30 years ago he had a number of flywheels modified as per the one on the listing. Quite possibly parts that originated with JF but all past their best now.Nothing particularly special about this, and for the starting bid of £650 you could get a decent cam, flywheel,and oil pump and more.
Not a good proposition in MHO.
Alan, re flywheel I was interested in your comments as perhaps in my ignorance I thought this was a good way to get weight off the periphery,the resultant 6 post being tied together by the ringear/clutch cover bolts.I was thinking of this mod for my engine but perhaps I need enlightenment.
I also have an alloy clutch cover, to use this one has machine all the top hat section off the flywheel
away leaving the flywheel as a disk, any comments