Mike Wills wrote:
Tracy,
I certainly realize how much effort it takes to go through the cad
process and into production. Thats why in the case of the side mounted
starter I asked for a drawing which I could mod and have produced
locally
so that you wouldnt have to do it. But in any case Ive finally realized
how
easy it is to mod what I have to make the side mounted starter work. So
I'll quit bugging you about it !!
Still looking for a lighter/smaller reasonably cheap replacement for
those Mazda coil/ignitor assemblies that will be EC2 compatible.
Sorry you couldnt make it out to Copperstate. Was looking forward to
seeing you again. Glad you made it home OK.
Mike Wills
No sweat Mike. If you do want the CAD file for the adapter plate (in DXF
format) let me know. I haven't gone through the exercise of making the
side mount adapter for the existing plate but glad to hear you see how to do
it. Should be much easier than gearing up to do a whole new plate. The
tollerances for doing this are not critical. My prototype adapter plate
just used a slightly enlongated starter mounting hole to adjust the
starter/ringear clearance. The holes for the engine and gear housing are
very critical but just installing an adapter on the side will not affect
these.
The AC Delco coil/igniter PN # 12558948 will work nicely with the EC2 and is
very light weight. I plan to replace the heavy Mazda trailing coil module
with two of these when I have time. You will have to replace the control
chips (socketed) in the EC2 because the coil selection logic and dwell time
is different for the Chevy parts. I will sell these parts at cost (about
$25 for both A & B controllers) to anyone wanting to do this mod.
Tracy Crook
rws@altavista.net
www.rotaryaviation.com
If you don't mind Tracy send me a DXF too. I will be cutting a new plate
with exhaust side starter and built in motor mounts in a few days.
Paul Lamar
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