Al Gietzen wrote:

Gee, I like where this is going.  The bottom location just plain doesn't
work for me because it interferes with the mount.  Exhaust side is close

my

exhaust (secondary muffler).  The plugs side is (to paraphrase little

Red

Ridding Hood) "just right".

Al

I am sorry Al you will just have to build your own. After taking a closer
look and thinking about it for awhile I agree with Tracy on
the exhaust side starter location. It is just too hard to get the starter
over there on the plugs side with his simple redrive plate design concept.
I am going with the starter on the exhaust side. Perhaps a casting
would work but that is probably too expensive. Maybe you can adapt
a stock bell housing to Tracy's redrive.

This is what I am going with. Since I have to have that big 1/2
inch thick plate for the redrive anyway I might as well incorporate
the motor mounts. This motor mount scheme will work with any year engine
no matter where the stock motor mounts were located. Center
housing for the second gen, back end housing for the third gen
and front cover for the early 13B's and 12A's. The 3/4 inch spools
and 1/8 sheet aluminum replace the aluminum blocks that Tracy supplies.
I just think it looks better with a nice cover hiding the flywheel
and the redrive guts in there. The bottom is still open for
inspection. I also think it would be cheaper for Tracy to make and
might even be a bit lighter if it were not for the motor mounts.

Paul Lamar

Tracy Crook wrote:

I'm still planning to design and eventually supply the exhaust side starter
version but if I needed one today, I think it would be a very easy job to
mount a starter mount adapter there.  Just bolt it to the adapter plate.
Might even be able to use the bottom piece of the adapter plate (where the
starter is now) as part of the adapter.  Anyone think of a problem with
this?

Tracy Crook
rws@altavista.net
www.rotaryaviation.com

You will have to cut it off by going up into the rear housing area as a 
straight line from lower mounting hole to lower mounting hole will pass
through the starter pilot hole. Nothing really wrong with do that however.
  
Paul Lamar
 
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