Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms out there. you have the hardest job of all, and make it look easy....thank you.

i am looking at placing an order with EC, but, i do not see that they have replacement rod bearings for the ARC AVS rods....i would order just the rod bearings from somewhere else if i had to, but i also need some other parts from EC. does anyone know if they have the replacement bearing inserts, and they just are not listed?? thanks- Jim.

well after 2 years running my FXT, i need to get out of the kart seat for my back's sake.....sooo, i have decided to make a C/P for this year, and hopefully my back will thank me for sitting on a mower instead of in it...
i started with a Montgomery Wards (MTD) step-thru style chassis:


here is the bracing at the front


bracing at the rear, and the tranny plate



more rear pics, top of mower, and bracing to tranny plate


front axle beam



engine plate....i cut out the sheet metal all the way across, then welded in a 1/4" plate.


cut the sheet metal, and dropped the battery down into the frame


where the fuel tank will go

tranny tucked under the fender as much as possible, i will still have to make a small cover for it

overall view, i still have not put my grill/hood mounts on yet....more pics after i get those on



i will not have to clearance this rear fender section, i will just have to cut and modify the bottom part to look better at the running boards....i could have used the original rear fender section, however, this one has no shifter holes in them, and the seat pan well area is deeper, allowing me to keep the seat as low as possible, and at the same time, not have to do any sort of modifications to clear the tires.

 it will be getting a built 33 AVS, and use a 700 peerless. i am using 13x6.50-6 turfmasters on 6x7.25" rims on the rear ( local club rules allow them) and the fronts are 13x5-6 turf tech II's ( same tread design as turfmasters) on 6x6 rims on the front. i am really pleased with the way the whole mowchine is coming together so far, and i will post more pics as i make progress, hopefully soon.

i am setting my tranny plate today, and i am using a stock steel pulley on the input shaft to mock it up. if i use it one way, the pulley rides super close to the plate, and just clears the mounting bolts. if i flip it the other way, it gives allot of clearance to the plate and bolt heads. i plan on using a billet pulley from EC, and would like to know if it sits close to the plate, or further away, or can it be flipped to run the same as the steel pulley where it can be close, or further away from the plate. thanks- Jim.

i need help to answer a question. i am selling the stock camshaft from a 33AVS, and one question i got was if it came with the compression release mechanism. is there even one on these? i can not find one in any parts schematics i have looked at. thanks- Jim.

will the stock breather be ok, if i just put a small filter on the end of the tube, on a built Intek AVS single? thanks, Jim.

which pan is the preferred one for the intek v-twins?
pan 1:
pan 2:
pan 3:

i see there is a difference in the journal supports/webbing, where they meet the journal...which one is better? thanks- Jim.

ok, how about now....3 to choose from!

i have a 33 AVS that i am ready to build. i need help though, because when i got it, it had already been opened, and played with, and i can't find any schematics to show me a parts break down. here is the engine info:
       M- 331877
       T-  0036 G1
       C-  100901ZD
it is a full pressure lube, thru crank to the top bushing. the issue i want to clear up is that i think it also had a slinger in it, because someone has a "shim" on the end of the cam...here are some pics:
the "shim": this is what i think is left of the oil slinger bracket, and that someone removed the slinger, thinking it was part of the governer assembly?? ( or is the slinger, and governer built together on these?)
this is how the "shim" was installed on the end of the cam, when i tore the engine apart...i think that they had to put this piece of the slinger bracket back on the end of the cam, to keep the proper end play?

i have a billet cam to put in it, if that makes a difference ( i am pretty sure it dosn't, but want to be sure ).
sooo, if anyone can confirm my suspicions, i would greatly appreciate it. oh, and i want to know if i need to put a slinger back in it ( i am pretty sure it needs it ), and if one out of the 31 AVS engines will work, since i have the part number for one of those. thanks- Jim.

can someone tell me what size filter flange fits the EC infinite radius velocity stack, for the LMT walbro carb is? thanks- Jim.

i know it's a long shot.....but i need a stock 1bbl air filter elbow for an intek v-twin. thanks- Jim.

small journal 30cid horizontal vanny, std bore, block and sidecover only- $60.00 shipped.

1997 35 vanny, std bore, block and pan only- $80.00 shipped.

3 pairs of used vanny heads...$35.00 each set shipped, or $85.00 for all 3 pairs shipped.

i need a vanny 2bbl intake for 30-35cid heads, for a local racer. let me know what you got, and what you need for it. thanks- Jim.

front wheel hubs, $30.00 shipped for the pair.