X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m23.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.4] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2279679 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:35:48 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.4; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.ccd.19f42914 (42808) for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:35:04 -0400 (EDT) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:35:04 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Engine mounts To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1187850904" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5042 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1187850904 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lynn, I think the ultimate idea for a plate type mount is to use a drawn steel shape with indents for the lord mounts. Making the tooling for a short run for hydroforming wouldn't be that hard, and you make 20 as cheaply as 1. I would make the part the oil pan as well to save weight. That way you don't have the multiple gasket sandwich problem. Since the RX-8 pan is so shallow it would be an easy form. A bit pie-in-the-sky, but it would be a very elegant solution. Dry sump inlet and outlets could be easily brazed on ... Bill Jepson ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -------------------------------1187850904 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Lynn,

I think the ultimate idea for a plate type mount is to use a drawn stee= l=20 shape with indents for the lord mounts. Making the tooling for a short run f= or=20 hydroforming wouldn't be that hard, and you make 20 as cheaply as 1. I would= =20 make the part the oil pan as well to save weight. That way you don't have th= e=20 multiple gasket sandwich problem. Since the RX-8 pan is so shallow it would=20= be=20 an easy form. A bit pie-in-the-sky, but it would be a very elegant solution.= Dry=20 sump inlet and outlets could be easily brazed on ...

Bill Jepson

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