Headway made....

Is that motor SECURELY ATTACHED to that motor stand SAFETY JIM? Just asking for a friend.

Ha ha...  Yup! Bolted to a bench stand and supported by a tranny jack that will let me roll it under and raise it into place.... Hopefully soon!

Safety Jim Buffalo NY. posted:

Ha ha...  Yup! Bolted to a bench stand and supported by a tranny jack that will let me roll it under and raise it into place.... Hopefully soon!

Just doing my required safety check. Carry on.

When you get time, I'd love to read about what you did orhad to do after you got the engine long block from CB........Bruce

@aircooled: Hi Bruce:  I bought the CB Performance, "Builder's Choice" engine kit. So, in pieces and parts, well packed and complete I received every part to put together the long block.  Of course, there are a few options from displacement, stroke and bore to some special machining and balancing.  I went for the full flow oil system. And, opted for the welded 3rd main, balanced / counter weighted crank and lightened and balanced flywheel.  A brand new case, balanced crank, high lift cam, bearings, lifters, cam gear & the Panchito heads with dble springs, larger valves all nicely machhed, arrived.  Then, I added the Magna whatever distributor, and the baby Weber carbs.  They suggest for max performance per displacement to go with a full flow merged exhaust so, I ordered a stainless steel exhaust with larger piping and flow.  This is the fourth exhaust on this car since the early eighties!  (Love the salt and watery roads in Western NY. where the car has never been driven in the winter! )   

There are no real complaints other than for the money and to call it a kit ready to build, there were a few things that I thought would be prepared by them.  Like, the engine studs are chrome-moly and are not cut to length. You don't know this until you are assembling the cleaned and prepped cylinders & bolting on heads and such.  Also, the rocker arm geometry is not pre-calculated so you have do do some math, have a really nice ability to cut the chrome-moly push rods to length and then have a press that can put the push rod ends into place.  Now, along for this joy ride, I am going to a alternator. The stand I have is for the old generator so that had to be machined, (hacked) to fit and align the pulleys. I also purchased really nice cooling tins from the Kaddie Shack and installing them has been another challenge onto the aftermarket everything.  The external oil filter came with the full flow motor kit and that is another modification to the engine compartment for plumbing. The alloy intake mounts for the webers are truly a joke. They took about three hours to prep and modify to fit and seal well, (I hope!)   And, just to add to the project, a new highway geared tranny is now bolted in.  So, I can give you all the specs, but they are on the CB website and, I will say the service and response to questions from CB is above and beyond! I would do another engine this way, now knowing what I know.  Feel free to PM with any other questions.  I hope this helps you with your project!   Jim

Jim , I have those baby Webers and had to address some clearance and machining issues as well. I wouldn't be too proud of some of the castings.  I don't have a machine shop but I'm lucky to know someone who does. 

There are no 5 min. jobs. Best of luck with your project!  See you at Carlisle.

Ah Jim I know of what you speak. Thanks for the detail on the CB Builder's Choice—I would have been building one of his 2110s if Carey didn't post up a low-miles Raby 1914 engine for sale almost two years ago which I bought to "save time" on my Spyder build. 

Jim, I'm curious to see how this one runs for you, especially with the baby Webers.

I'm going out on a limb here, but I'll wager you'll be leaving some power on the table along with drivability. Switch them out for some proper IDF 40s and don't look back.

Don't get me wrong, I love what you're doing so far, and I'm glad you chose a CB engine kit. Also glad to hear of your experiences with it.

Ain't no 5 minute jobs! Truth, especially on these little cars......

The carbs are, "dual 40 IDF's" as recommended by CB Perf for max output... Now I have to go look and see if they are the Webers or what????  Aren't these what is referred to as "baby webers?"  Still learning after all these years!!!! ;~0  

I don't think 40's are "Baby Webbers".  

Baby size is 34mm - 38mm

And yes, 40's on that engine sound perfect.

Thanks for the response Jim. I assembled my 2110 kit from CB in 2014. It was one with the welded 3rd main too. After two oil coolers exploding and two engine pulls, the pressure relief valve didn't stick any more with the the help of a brake cylinder hone and lacquer thinner. The uncut studs were a surprise but the push rods were expected. I went with Weber 44s right away. They worked well but I wasn't satisfied with the drivability and choked them down by installing 32mm venturies, but losing 6 HP. I also swapped out the manifolds for a set of "space saver" manifolds from CB. These gave me about a 2" narrower engine overall, for easier installation and put the idle jets on the inside where I can see them and get to them easier. I must say that I enjoyed putting this kit together in spite of some of the trials and tribulations experienced. After market engine tin is just terrible as you say. Here's a couple photos of "Christmas Day" and after.  I changed a lot of stuff on it after these photos......Bruce

Baby Webers are dual single throats, I guess we weren't talking the same languge. Sorry Jim.

Dual 40 IDF on your motor is exactly what I'd do. Gordon is right, they're perfect. I only regret I won't be able to caress them into perfect synch this year......

Did you send your comments to Pat?  He might be interested in knowing what you thought of the build process and the items you had to do.  An informed client is a happy client. @Safety Jim Buffalo NY.