The R-3 is delivered

Nice pics. I can see that the R3 manifold sits higher than the others.

I thought the conversion to the deeper pan was kind of Mickey Mouse- cut a slice out of a regular pan, cut off the bottom of the R-3 pan and weld in the slice and paint over the weld. It would have looked better if they had at least ground the welds smooth. Jon showed me that some were done differently- cut the R-3 pan low, cut a regular pan high then weld with only one seam (and it was ground smooth). Granatellis "improvised" a lot. Jon pointed out that my ex-motor, B-92, had a modified R-1/R-2 distributor rather than the R-3 unit. It had a plate over the vacuum advance slot rather than being sold. Paul Johnson

I'm confused...

I thought your R-3 was the only one known to still exist? How could the Meyer's have 5 of them sitting around?

Bob (I'm usually confused but this is different)

Paul Johns> Successfully delivered the engine for my buyer to Jon and Mike Myer this

Mine was the only known complete NOS R-3. Jon's complete ones are used and he has some new components. There were more than 100 R-3s built and there are a number of clones out there too. Sorry about the confusion. Paul Johnson

I did notice the pan. I wonder how much ground clearance there is?