Murray hard drive brake and sprocket

[Kentucky Boy]

One more.

 

[Kentucky Boy]

Here's one more from the back. You can see the motor has to be elevated on risers to use a torque converter with the backplate. Still needs paint.

 

[Ken]

Because of the small sprocket location on the TC, I too had to raise the engine to clear the axle sprocket. I used an aluminum rectangular tubing to give me the space I needed. Works fine but the spacers would have given better access to the bolts for sure.

 

[Kentucky Boy]

Do you get a lot of vibration with it mounted like that?

 

[Ken]

I've not noticed any vibration. The aluminum rectangle is 1.5 x 6 with a .125 wall thickness. It's fairly rigid. The Honda clone with tank was heavy and I noticed a tiny bit of deflection so I removed the tank and installed a seat back tank with quick-disconnects on the feed and return lines. We'll see how it does this summer.