Hi,

No, I didn't weld all the way around. I stopped on each side before I got to the pin as I didn't want to overheat that area.

As far as the front bearing, it bothered me a bit that it left so little of the crank sticking out to attach a hub. After studying it I thought that while it would be somewhat stronger with the third bearing, I didn't feel it was necessary. I mentioned it to Keith and he also thought it would be ok without it.

Carb is a 13.5mm venturi that I had here. I'll get the number off it if you want.

AV8TOR