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Joa wrote:

Went over to a friend's shop tonight, he works on autos for a living, and
got some really good info on rotaries.  He had a bunch of engines, many torn
apart.  Boy those buggers are stout.  First time I've seen one in person
that was torn apart.  No wonder they withstand so much abuse!

He had some original drawings of Everett Hatch's including some on peripheal
port design and timing.  I understand that he was good friends with Hatch,
supplied him with some of his engine components once in a while.

Also took a look at options for mounting Mantyla's redrive to a 13B.  Have
to get in front of that ring gear for the starter somehow.  A casting is out
of the question though we did look at what it would take to cut off a tranny
housing (say enough to leave about 4" or so) and weld a plate on the end and
attach the redrive to that.  Would just mount the starter in the stock
location.  What do you all think, can the housing (and welded plate) take
the loads?

I know on Crook's prototype he used sections of flat plate but that looks a
little funny.  Suppose it works though.

If the starter could be moved to the alternator end would there be enough
clearance for a flat plate (or a thick plate thats been machined out) to be
mounted?  How much does the counterweight stick out?

What other options are there for mounting a redrive and still clearing the
housing

Thanks!

Joa
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