I have a rusted up and tired log head, and a buddy with a machine shop, so I thought I'd mess about with it and see what I could do for my 200 while I look for a 250 that doesn't cost $500(!) bucks.
I thought that first, I'd radius the inside corners of the log by popping the freeze plugs at both ends and maybe duplicating them in the side of the log opposite 2/5, for access. I'm a little worried I may radius too much, and thought I could maybe shore up the intake walls there with JB Weld? Think that would hold up?
I also thought that, rather than mill off the current 1V riser and fill in the lows with JB Weld (and using spacers to clear the valve cover), I could just build up the area around the riser (with JB) and hog out the extra material at ~45 degree angle from the carb. Think JB could handle that, or would it be prone to fracturing and leaking? I know just because you can use JB as a filler doesn't mean you can necessarily mean you can create a full mounting mass to bolt a carb to.
Maybe machining a large aluminum carb adapter would be better...with a 6 or 7 inch flat spot hogged out on top of the log?
I thought that first, I'd radius the inside corners of the log by popping the freeze plugs at both ends and maybe duplicating them in the side of the log opposite 2/5, for access. I'm a little worried I may radius too much, and thought I could maybe shore up the intake walls there with JB Weld? Think that would hold up?
I also thought that, rather than mill off the current 1V riser and fill in the lows with JB Weld (and using spacers to clear the valve cover), I could just build up the area around the riser (with JB) and hog out the extra material at ~45 degree angle from the carb. Think JB could handle that, or would it be prone to fracturing and leaking? I know just because you can use JB as a filler doesn't mean you can necessarily mean you can create a full mounting mass to bolt a carb to.
Maybe machining a large aluminum carb adapter would be better...with a 6 or 7 inch flat spot hogged out on top of the log?