340S crankshaft

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400brian
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Here's a couple of shots of the crank after it came back from Jerome Kretzman.

You can see the pin of the throw has been welded. My understanding is that this was not uncommon practice in race engines. It was done on this one because the fit was a bit loose.

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:beers; Looks like a Race Crank to me :dance:

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Excellent looking work you have there Brian.
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