Here's version 1.0 of the platform/ramp setup. The 6x6 felt like it was going to flip forward as it climbed that plywood step-up because the rest of the machine was still on the tailgate ramps.


The Vanguard 20HP V-twin with it's carb removed. It's already back on now, it had old gas and wasn't idling right. The shop still has the tinge of varnish stink.


A Before shot of the back end. The 20 HP was shoehorned in sometime in its life.


After adding pieces of an old oscilloscope lid I had laying around. It's lightweight aluminum and full of 3/16" holes for venting.