The main reason to do this was looks:
Had to do a little dremeling because the Evo-12's crankshaft threads dont extend all the way back, so instead I ground them out of the pilot shaft.
Had to dremel the rear bulkhead and corner of the pull start to make it fit, about 1mm off the surface of each - not enough to pierce the parts, just thin then a little.
Also had to sand the split cone down so the flywheel would sit closer to the engine, this thing doesn't have a millimeter to spare forwards or backwards.
I plan to use my other thunder-tiger equipped car as the practice basher for the dedicated racer this will be. (Not that I have a local track...) Oddly, they have slightly different cylinder heads, though they appear to be the same "part" - one is drilled 90° offset from the other, and anodized a darker, less-shiny red.
Had to do a little dremeling because the Evo-12's crankshaft threads dont extend all the way back, so instead I ground them out of the pilot shaft.
Had to dremel the rear bulkhead and corner of the pull start to make it fit, about 1mm off the surface of each - not enough to pierce the parts, just thin then a little.
Also had to sand the split cone down so the flywheel would sit closer to the engine, this thing doesn't have a millimeter to spare forwards or backwards.
I plan to use my other thunder-tiger equipped car as the practice basher for the dedicated racer this will be. (Not that I have a local track...) Oddly, they have slightly different cylinder heads, though they appear to be the same "part" - one is drilled 90° offset from the other, and anodized a darker, less-shiny red.