Ah, yes. The over-rich hot start, percolating carb and delightful engine cover arrangement too.

As for the melodious and unforgiving spur gears, probably better termed cogs here; we are pleased to report less protestation from the Ballard cog-box.

In a bit of non-original, but you'd be hard pressed to see it modification, we have spent a day turning a 4" billet of steel into largely pre-tempered, dark blue, instant watch-spring swarf and fabricated a dynamo nose-piece adaptor to carry a LR 110 viscous fan unit.

Gone is the apparent fan roaring which sounds like the engine being thrashed within an inch of its life even at a fast idle, now there is unmasked audible feedback of what the engine is actually doing, the real practicallity of conversation in the cab and the hithertofore unheard and quite prominent purring of ST24s on tarmac.

Whilst in there, with the rad out, the infamous "Detach-O-Matic™" single dynamo stud has been replaced with an item fabricated from a 12.8 grade allen bolt, the new stud is roll pinned through the manifold casting and this pin cannot come out as it almost hits the dynamo casing; plus the associated nut is castellated and pinned with an R clip for belt adjustment convenience.

Lets see the bugger try and fall off now. . . . . . . . . . . .

Not only is the gearbox breathing a sigh of relief, but we expect Ballard to be substantially quicker to shows and the like now that 50mph actually sounds like revving the engine rather than 32mph, perhaps he'll actually keep up with Rory's PU. . . . . . .

R.