In the 1950s i used to watch my father static balancing pistons and rods on a gram scale, finding the lightest one and making all the others match it by grinding, carefully.
Working with "stock" parts within a rulebook of this kind is painstaking labor, but given the limitations every tenth of a second gained on the track is an achievement worthy of notice. Attention to every detail is the difference between winning and losing, fairly and honestly within the rulebook.
Does the rulebook mention the oil pump, water pump, radiator, fuel pump, and other parts that might help performance but surely will affect reliability on the track, especially for a flathead? Are there rules about "lightening" the body and chassis? What about wheels and tires?
This kind of project is a great way to learn things we'll never forget, even if we never wanted to know them.
God's Peace to you.
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