Well, I got the hole drilled, but struggling with threading it. It took 1 hour to thread 3/8”! I’m reduced to 1/4 turn at a time due to the front cross member.

Time for more oil and a few more cranks!

More to follow!

Update: despite having a new 7/16 x 20 tap I struggled to get it threaded to the correct depth. I pulled out my great great grandfathers tap and I had no problems tapping the hole to 1”! Tomorrow I will install the balancer!

Last edited by ndkid275; 02/27/2025 9:03 PM.