I finished fabricating the outer baffle connecting rods. Here’s the one on the left side of the engine.
I put a fairly healthy curve in the rods. This way they stay fairly straight even under tension.
Here’s the one on the right side of the engine. Both outer rods touch the cylinder head oil return lines, but the curve I put in the rods causes it to just touch the oil line, not put pressure on it. That plus the plastic cover on the rods should eliminate any abrasion on the oil lines.
