Sophia Roaren (Post # 93)

The Alfatross' engine BEFORE.

Everyone appreciates a beautiful, curvaceous, sensuous body.  But only surgeons and mechanics appreciate a sexy engine.  An engine can be a thing of beauty . . . or the mechanical version of Frankenstein.  The engine in my 1991 Toyota 4Runner is a good example of the latter. The Alfatross' engine is going to be the mechanical equivalent of Sophia Loren. 

Degreeing the cams. DeWayne Samuels.

Cam cover. DeWayne Samuels.

The cams are finally in and degreed! Too bad they don't make
transparent cam covers so you can still see them even after the covers
are on! DeWayne Samuels.

The troublesome tach and distributor drive. 
DeWayne Samuels.

Exhaust side cam cover locked down with 
distributor and mechanical tach drive 
in place. DeWayne Samuels.

DeWayne tells me that the engine is truly nearing completion and they are moving it to the starting area to fire it up. So that roar you guys heard in Seattle was the Alfatross coming to life after 46 years in a coma!