Frank!
We all do the best we can with what we have, and you are doing wonderfully well. Thank you for the picture of your progress! That engine looks fine, and so do you. Those good, mismatched oil-bath air cleaners, the one from the '41 and the one from the 235, will protect your engine better than chrome plate and paper, and they bring back memories. The adapters to make them fit are a fine piece of work. Some of us remember fondly engines that looked just like that. They did what they had to do then, and yours will do it now.
Soon, it appears, you'll be out looking for those flatheaded v-things. Happy hunting!
God's Peace to you.
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