Engine frame almost complete, just the feet to go on now and then powder coating. It's all a bit tricky, even the variator leg is at a slight angle. The holes all line up with each other and everything seems to be straight. If I haven't mentioned it before I'll say it now, it's best to make everything up in component parts then make yourself a jig, it's simple a sheet of ply and some 2 x inch and screws then lots more measuring. Once that lot's done, I found it relatively easy to assemble it freehand with a little bit of care. Remember when lunchtime hunger kicks in, it's time to stop or things start to go wrong - I learned this many years ago at great cost! I can recommend a wire rope/brush attachment for the angle grinder for polishing up the welds afterwards - a good weld is a thing of beauty, and this will finish it off beautifully!
Many thanks to Scotty from www.hoverclub.org.uk
for recommending
www.hovercrafter.com
this is a great site for hovercraft especially the UH hovering
www.hovercraft.com
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