Here's the original crank as from the factory with no counterweights. Next pic is the waterjet cut counterweights that I got from my old steel door company right down the road from where I live. All I did was provide them with an exact size drawing, they scanned it into their CAD program and the machine cut them out fast!
Next pic is them being fitted to the crank in preparation for welding in place. The crank will be dial indicated for exact placement opposing piston and rod mass. Next up is a pic of the two 1934 -1935 late model pressure plates that will mate up to the lightened flywheel. These aren't being made or reproduced today with the needle bearing pivots and counterweighted release arms, so they are extremely hard to obtain. Most end up with the Model A Collectors and are not for sale at any price. I just got lucky and fell into these two,( In High school I dated the niece of the man that had them) so I have a spare. After the fabrication of the new engine parts all the rotating mass will go to North Wilkesboro to be computer balanced as one assembly.
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