>>> Sorry, but I haven't been following this thread for a while.  How big is
 >>> the largest diameter on the bell housing?  The last time I looked at the
 >>> drawings, it looked like a relatively easy pattern to make: lots of
 >>> symmetry, and something that could be turned on a lathe pretty easily.
 >>> No hand carving at all.  I need a good Christmas project!
 >>>
 >>> Tom Kendall
 >>
 >> Largest diameter is about 15 inches for the bolt flange.
 >>
 >> Here is what I have come up with so far. The flat lower sides can be used
 >> to bolt on your fabricated rubber bushing brackets of choice. This give a
 >> maximum amount of flexibility as it seems nobody can agree on just how wide
 >> they want their rubber bushings to be. It is rather more complicate inside
 >> as various and assorted ribs are required to provide support for Tracy's
 >> PSRU.
 >>
 >> What does everybody think?
 >>
 >> Paul Lamar
 >
 >
 >> One consideration may be that it needs openings for air flow.  The
 >> elastomer vibration dampers are in there, and in doing their job there is
 >> heat generated.  I have no idea how much, but it needs to go somewhere.
 >>
 >> Perhaps there could be an option for those of us who would like the starter
 >> on the other side.  Or maybe I'm the only one :).
 >>
 >> Al
 >
 >
 > Putting the 86-93 starter on the other side is just not practical as the bell
 > housing bolts get in the way. Not impossible just extremely difficult with a
 > pattern sans core boxes.
 >
 > Paul Lamar

Another reason for holes is to add lightness. (The second of somebody's 2 steps
for a/c design, after 'simplicate'.)

Charlie England

If you are going to drill a bunch of big holes in it I gots to
make it thicker :)

Paul Lamar
 
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