Ordered some of the new aluminum backplate offered by Cox International (2 eachBabe Bee Style with filler neck & Stunt Tank Style with no filler necks).

While it's always best to "change one thing at a time" in testing new stuff, I just felt like digging around in my cigar box of spare parts, and built up a Babe Bee for one of the new backplates.

Besides the run test, I was watching for leaks (none yet), and the backplate's compatibility with the tank (looks good). This concludes my scientific assessment.

After some general crankiness, all the stray parts decided to make nice, and the little engine ran quite well, considering it's lineage, maintaining a high 13k with Sig 25% Champion and Cox 53 Gray.

It's next run will be on the nose of my welltraveled QTee for some wearin time.