Interesting that the starter has come back. It's on the original Stevenson pages. They used marine quality pulleys.

Hi Rhys, mine was the metal camshaft.see picture above in this post. I think part of the problem is a lack of bushing on the cam, it simply fits into an aluminium hole in the crankcase. Poor engineering in my opinion.

Cheers Nick

Thanks Nick, I am just really puzzled, I had over 20 of them on what was licensed in NZ as a "Fairground ride", made from scratch to look like a lawnmower with tow behind seat, like a racing mower.. We ran them at every show we could find, dusty dirty conditions and never had a single failure of any sort. I did change the oil on every one after 10 hours running and was a bit careful with what oil went in. They were all also run in before use for a couple of hours on a fairly basic oil before being used then decent stuff put in. What came out on that first running looked terrible. The engines I used were the 196cc, I do know there are design differences, some I know, most I have only been told.
Lots of engines of all sorts, even full automotive run the cam in the casting, maybe it's the material rather than just the method.

Was that the plastic camshaft? I do know that a number of people in the US have had issues with the Predator 212, maybe the extra cc are not worth the troubles?

I'm unsure where this fits, so moderators move if you wish.
What is the general feeling about duplicates of the same vehicle. I have always tried to do something that doesn't cross the line with another of the same. Obviously there could be many, for example, Type 35 Bugatti, or ERAs as there were a good number of the original.
Where it gets a little more tricky is the "one off" specials. As a tribute to my good friend Steve Lister (RIP) I have been gathering bits for my version of Freikaiserwagen in prewar form. Steve was largely responsible for the resurrection of Freik as you see it now. If the attitude is that ideally there are not multiples I will rethink.
I await thoughts.
Attached a drawing that Stefan Marjoram did for me recently.

Quote from: Chris N on 26 Feb 26, 05:17 pm

I would like to register 48 for my 1936 Freikaiserwagen. No real reason just seem a few pictures with the number. My full name is Chris Noonan.

Please tell me you're doing the curly exhaust!
Number listed

Curly exhaust is the post war car which had not a lot carried over from the prewar one. Which raises an interesting question in my mind. When so many specials, particularly the "Shelsey Specials" are ever evolving things, when do they cross the line for the club rule on PreWar?

Hi, on the basis that I was originally granted 5 for the Napier exceptionally slow build but does progress at times, ready for this year, and then the number reallocated, could I ask for 5A please?

I think that you have pretty much nailed it Jim.
In reference to GN camber, when the original cars were built they had almost zero KPI, to get nearer to centre patch and scrub radius where they wanted it they pushed in camber. You have achieved the same thing with the way you have your kingpins.  Their axle ends were a piece you could buy from a few sources. Source of that information? Straight from an article by Archie Fraser Nash in the magazine of the 1920 "The CycleCar"

That's one of the ones Stefan Marjoram drew for his advent drawings 2025.