This engine was built by one of our Antique Tractor club members here in Clarkston. Take the time to let all the pictures on this Web page download. They're worth it! Take a good look at the valve covers. In real life the detail is almost microscopic! Don't forget to take a long, hard look at the engine block with an AA dry-cell for comparison!
Jim started building the engine ten years ago, it didn't seem possible that he could finish the project. Well, he did; and, the results exceeded anyone's expectations. Jim even made the dies that formed the oil pan out of a piece of flat sheet metal. .
The main problem with this engine does not lie within itself, but within the comprehension of the typical observer; they cannot fathom the challenges posed by building something so tiny, the magnitude of the achievement.
For instance, take the distributor. It is no larger than a garbanzo bean; yet, it must deliver a precisely timed spark to eight minuscule locations without cross-firing. The average person may say, "So what?"
Well, here's what: Some things do not "scale down," and sparks are one such thing. Without an exquisite design to prevent it from happening, a typical spark would want to randomly strike anything inside that tiny space, something akin to lightning hitting anything within sight, randomly. Yet, Jim's creation accurately confines the fire only to where it belongs, when it belongs there.
Jim's masterpiece is very well mannered. It starts in an instant and runs smoothly. He and his V-8 have been written up in the "New York Times." This engine should be in the GM museum if not the Smithsonian…. Incredible feat!
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1/6th scale Chevrolet 327 cu in V8
check this scale model out not bad either. 
