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

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A very, very nice job Paul!!!.........Now you're cooking with gas!

At first glance, I have a couple of comments:
           -The sides assigned for front bracket mounting, the edges, should be
            sharp and not radius-ed to better blend with the mounting bracket &
            transfer of loads through solid edges instead of a hollow surface
            this will cut-down interior webbing complexity.

           -Will the Starter be able to engage the Ring Gear? Seems that the
            Ring Gear will be too deep (Further away from the Starter or the
            Starter is not recessed enough).

If this pattern/casting meets the excellent standards you set up with the
Manifold you're in like Flint.........a very hard nut to crack :)

                                                Congrats,
                                                 Butch

Thanks butch. I added the radii to make it look pretty. This is
just the concept rendering. The actual 3D mold files with draft
have yet to be done.

Yes the starter fits. In fact just today I measured the ring gear
and it's position so I can put it in the drawing.

I am thinking if this works I might do some cast aluminum end 
housings with steel sheet wear surfaces just like the rotor
housing. I need to check with the foundry to see if they can
do that.

Paul Lamar
 
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