Hey Walt Good eye ,,thats what you call a "freebie stick" from my dads stockpile of flathead parts ! . it was curved an sombody heated it up an straighted it . this is the same motor on my avitar ,100 hp merc motor w/29A heads. I got to catch up with you other 39 builders ! AHH but allas,, time an money ,,. A big thankyou goes out to my brother Charlie for his time and effort into this build so far . and allot of you fellow "barners', out there ,THANKYOU ! for your time an knowledge Mike Peterson