Bob White wrote:

I'm making progress on getting the 13B installed in my BD-4, thanks
to the engine mount I received from Jerry last week.  It's solid as a
rock, and extremely light.

I still need to fabricate a rear mount.  (The 2X4 has to go!)  Jerry
talked about using a tube with rod end bearings at each end, but the
bracket on the firewall is very nearly even with the place on the
block
where I need to attach, so I'm thinking a Barry isolator might work
better.  The bracket on the firewall was originally intended for a
nose
gear attachment.

Great work Jerry, and great design Paul.

Bob White

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http://www.bobwhite-abq.com
N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4

Your welcome Bob. Glad I could help. Almost anything will work back
there. By the time you get the psru and the prop on there the
engine will more or less balance around those front mounts.

Paul Lamar

A word about Bob's engine mount.  It is a swing out which has obvious
advantages for those with access problems between the rear of the
engine and the firewall.  One thing I particularly like about it is the
vertical hinge bushings in each corner replaced the full length
vertical tubes that I normally would have used.  Very Light Indeed!!  I
like the near perpendicular fit between the tubes and the bushings
which  makes weld joinery easier. A similar approach can be used for
any composite firewall, I think.

My e-mail is screwed up.  Messages are not being deleted from the
server and every time I try to access new messages all the old messages
are downloaded again. (more than 300)  EarthLink is working on it, they
say.   When they finally get around to it, my message box will be
emptied and all messages will be lost.  That will be sometime today.
So if I don't respond, try again tomorrow.    Jerry

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