Return-Path: Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.1) with ESMTP id 406201 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 11 Sep 2004 00:28:14 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=atlasyts@bellsouth.net Received: from [65.11.42.104] by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20040911042747.PSVB219.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[65.11.42.104]> for ; Sat, 11 Sep 2004 00:27:47 -0400 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.4.030702.0 Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 00:27:42 -0400 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Engine off the floor From: Bulent Aliev To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit On 9/10/04 11:50 PM, "Ernest Christley" wrote: > I've got my mount welded together and mounted on the firewall. To my > great suprise, it actually fit the first time. I did have to cut a > section out of the oil pan, but I'm now thinking that I'll cut even more > off. The oil pan is made or .060 steel. Instead of sandwiching in a > 1/4" aluminum plate as Tracy suggests in the conversion manual, I'm > thinking that I can weld 1/4" 4130 ears onto the oil pan, with a couple > of 'arms' extending down the sides to pick up several of the oil pan > bolts. My first thought is that each ear would have 8 bolts, plus have > 6 to 8 linear inches of weld to the oil pan. > > After this, I only have one large welding job left, that being the canopy. -- Looks good. You are fortunate to be able to do your welding. BTW did you try the engine with the water pump on? I don't see it thewre. Bulent