All in all, I think Victa made their ground by being simple, light and robust, they stayed progressuve, without becoming over complicated or cumbersome, and remained user friendly, hence why so many of there machines are still running after 30+ years with minimal maintenance, they kept it simple and reliable when the competition was all over the shop, and thats how they got the name up, after that they had the market, until the 4-stroke became more accessible, and reliable, and recently much more popular.
You clearly need to write a book Ty,Your knowledge for the post 60s era is Both incredible and diverse.
I Like this bit...Perfect Ty!
Thanks Grumpy...Your so right lols,Strap on a wire and you could be a radio operator for Bomber Command.Yes its similar to that of the Victa 18s 1 left and 1 right thread 7/16 unf from memory.And yes Thats a great idea,but unfortunalely wont work unless I lathe in a groove.wish you had of told me this idea before I plated the rods.lols
And yeah ill get a diagram for you no worries:)Its quite simple really.All it is is an additional coil pac connected in perfect series wire for wire.I think it was simply a marketing ploy really,because all they needed to do was just put in a larger coil,same size as a victa would have been perfect...BUT NOOOOOOOOOO they had to go and over engineer something simple.Lmao.The design of the coil/flywheel plate is very good and the points houisng is sealed,so I doubt any water would ever get in,unless it became a submarine.This is why I feel it was just a marketing ploy for sales.:)
