John Mullen still wants to thin-out his collection and asked me to offer these here before going to Ebay. He wants to offer them with a Reduced price as rollers (minus engine, pipes, clutches) on this forum before going to Ebay. Please contact him for more details. See Roller prices below. Email him...

Scott, Thanks for the spec on an original rivet hole size. I only had pictures of original motors (pic attached) and found something with the best looking head no matter what size shank. I'm not a purist either, but looking back at all my decimal measurements shows I do get "Detail-itis" :lol: Just ...

Thick rings: 2-1/8 X 1/16 std bore $5.00 each.

http://www.ringspacers.com/

Talk to Dave. He is the owner and has great service.

I'm testing-out these 1/16" tag rivets which have the right look and size as original, but I think a true rivet which is peened-on real tight would work out better under vibration. I'd hate to lose one of these nice Terry Sullivan name plates on the track. Tom Smith is looking into a source for 1/16...

My intent posting this paint work was to show some options when it comes to a yellow we could use that I've never seen posted in the forum before. I was also excited to share the results :D Like Tom Smith pointed out, McCulloch yellow had variations from the 50's to the 70's. I tried to share these ...

Just used one of the yellowest of yellow paints according to those in the hotrodding arena. It's called Frueauf Yellow Ditzler/PPG 80515 which I had formulated in acrylic Urethane. There are some other yellows in the same catagory such as Viper and Corvette yellow. Rustoleum Sunburst yellow is a clo...

Phil I'm currently replacing a welded-in pan on a Fireball Futura. I wish I could use silicon to fix the problems with my floorpan :lol: I do like the idea of throwing glue at rivit remains inside frame tubes. I ussually drill a hole, drained out the pieces then welded up the hole again. I have link...

Dave,
Here's a webpage I've been working on. Since you brought up the same questions I had about Disstons I thought it was about time to publish it. Here's the link...hope it helps

http://www.mccullochkartengine.com/diss ... gines.html

Steve, Good example of why trying to ID a motor by it's fan shroud color or chrome is never the Absoulute way to identify a motor. The McCulloch Engine website is divided in Primary and Secondary features. The Primary features is what you focused on. The secondary features are just like you said; Co...

These pedal pads are the larger diameter rubbers for earlier Bugs. Fresh rubber patterned from my 68 Sprint. K&P verified they are correct. $30 pair. I can ship in USPS flat rate envelope for $4.75. Send me a note if you got questions. Thanks! John My email: john.tee@verizon.net P1000497.JPG