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I don't know about that particular size but my 1914 series "O" 16" SB lathe has bronze bearings, not babbit. Most early SB lathes of decent size have at least "flame-hardened" ways. The fact that the lathe in question still has its oiler cups suggests it has seen a better life than many from...

A Harley uses a single 40mm CV for 88 cubic inches, so 4 of those would easily feed 352 cubes. Harleys generally rev much lower than inline-four sport bikes, usually topping out at 6500 or below (like most V8 engines). High-revving sport bikes will often use 4 carbs that are each nearly as...

The stock 40mm CV carb on an 88ci Harley will happily feed 80+ horsepower to a two-cylinder engine that is probably still revving to at least 1.5x the RPM you'd want to wind that inline-8. In my experience the Mikuni 38mm is comparable to the 40mm stock Harley, but you can get them up to 48mm I...

That 1000cc engine is probably turning 3x the RPM at max horsepower that your 5.0 V8 will manage. Additionally, the venturi size of a 38mm Mikuni (when fully open under load) is larger than the venturi area of a single port on most of the Holley carbs you'll find, so it's mostly a matter of...

CV carbs are definitely easier to set up but the vacuum hats take up space and they lack the classic look of mechanical slide carbs. Most race bikes (that still use carbs) stick with the mechanical slides because the throttle response is faster, more predictable, and tuneable but obviously a...

If you're looking at Dellortos you might also consider Keihin carbs off of a Honda motorcycle. The mechanical Keihins are near-replicas of the classic Dellorto but can be found for peanuts compared to buying Dellorto, and as an added bonus finding parts is ****-simple. The nice thing about...

Or opening up an early Ford Falcon I6 and seeing 4 main bearings instead of 7. It would be fun to see that Buick straight 8 with 8 mikuni sidedraft carbs on it. Webers would be more period-correct but Mikunis with mechanical slides better-looking IMO as well as being much more affordable.