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13 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said:

No no no Daniel, if you plan to not get too carried away means we will miss out on your best creative efforts. Build it Daniel style and I will follow religiously despite my dislike of the 914. Deal?

I will see what I can do, my friend. I am afflicted, after all!😀

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Thanks to Les, I believe, for moving this. It is appreciated.

To begin, the kit's distributor was nothing more than a blob--which is understandable, as it doesn't appear too be readily visible, once assembled. I removed it, and made a simplified one, but with six holes drilled for plug wires, and of course, one for the coil. As I am prone to do, I overcomplicated things! In looking at photos of engines, one thing that stood out was the ribs on the fan housing (I guess?). To duplicate this, I needed .060" channel, which I didn't have. I did have some Plastruct .060" H-beam. I used the edge of a blade to shave off one side, resulting in channel stock I could use. I wrapped it around the molded fan housing. I also added the band that, I assume is the clamp that holds the fan housing in place. I'll add the tensioning bolts, as well. The outer pulley face is a miscellaneous bit of photoetch I found.

It's been said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Here we go, I reckon! Thanks for looking!

 

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18 hours ago, Dragline said:

What a blob of a motor. Do your best brother. 

Actually, most of that is a molded cover that shrouds the engine. I think it helps direct the air to the engine. There are a couple of little details I can add to it, but not a ton.

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I've added a few more bits. I'm close to painting the fan section, once I figure out the best way to go about it. I turned a new ignition coil, as well. I think it looks better than that blob of plastic, alongside it!😄Thanks for looking!

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