Brand New From Parts TeeDee .049

I always wanted to build a TeeDee .049
from parts, but could never find a new
case or crank. I finally found a case at
Penn Valley Hobby Center, and filled it
with one of Matt's(EX Model Engines) new
cranks. Capped it with one of Bernies(Cox
International) backplates and I was on my way.

Added a nos piston/cylinder that is stamped
"4" on one of the ports. It has one boost per
bypass. New head, collet and carb body from
Matt and it's  all new. One exception is the
needle valve assembly which is a 128tpi
fine thread job that dates back to Dale Kirn
I think. Something different.
I polished most of it and cleaned with my
small sonicator as I went along.

This is what I ended up with. This engine
may suffer from an identity crisis, having never
been in a plastic case, blister pack or box.


One hitch was the case which I think is
refered to as a short case. There is no
raised ridge for the crank disc to ride on
and the case length made the crank pin hit
the backplate. I swapped the crank and
backplate into another engine and no problem,
so I made a gasket for the backplate by cutting
the ears off a reedy case gasket and coaxing
it onto the plate. Worked well.
Hope to put on the stand and break her in
next weekend.
Sorry for all the blather, just thought
some of you might be amused.
You might ask, why would you do that?
I don't know, but it's been fun so far.
Bob