Aldrich Custom Engines

[Dan McEntee]

   I was going through some of my Fox stuff, and ran across an Fox.35 Stunt and some engraving on it
 caught my eye. On the front of the head it says "Aldrich Custom" or "GMA Custom"  (I forget since I have come up from the basement!!) on the right side mounting lug, and on the side flat, it say "W Brownell" so I think I picked this up out of Walt's stuff when we cleared out his basement for his daughter. And on the side of the left side mounting lug is says "GMA Custom" again.

    Anyone familiar with what George's treatments were for these, just so I know? I know George could do chroming on the bore of the cylinder, and after taking the head off, that is what it looks like. I can still see some cross hatch from a hone in the bore. It was set up with a Super Tigre needle valve assembly. Crank shaft looked stock, head and back plate were stock. I don't think the by pass was stuffed.  So, was chroming the liner and fitting the piston the only typical work George performed on Fox .35 Custom engines?

   Thanks in advance,
    Dan McEntee

[Steve Helmick]

Some of them had real ABC piston/cylinder made in Russia and imported by Danny Dirt. Probably still had all the other usual crappy Fox parts, like the conrod.  Steve

[Steve Lotz]

I bought a couple of the ABC setups from George back in the day. One of the engines is on a plane right now. A little less vibration seems to be the main feature.