Don Dunbar wrote:
Hello Paul,
Well the Renesis now has a new home. The mount is complete except
for some small modification. This is a totally new mount as I have
stayed with the standard sump as it is very light and there is no
sense reinventing the wheel. I have tried to leave as much standard
Mazda as possible. The front top mount is where the alternator was
mounted, Mazda made these so strong you would think it was taking
the full hp output. My intake manifold is under way and will show
this on completion. The exhaust has also started with the flange
being cut. I will have to find a way or a square tube to fit the
rectangular exhaust port or it will be another fab job. The standard
manifold cost $500 AUS. The problem with this is it faces the wrong
direction and can't be rotated as the center holes and port don't
line up.
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Best regards,
Don mailto:ddunbar@echidna.id.au
I see you welded the rubber bushings brackets to the bell house.
Very clean and simple way of handling the problem. Looks very good.
Now that the rotary is back in production basing the PSRU on the
stock bell housing looks a lot more viable.
Just use a 180 bend tail pipe and come out of the side of the cowl like
the real P51 Mustang. It would also look like a PT6 turbo prop engine.
Paul Lamar
Don,
I love the way you simplify everything down to the most minimum
requirements.
However my advice was that injection castings have a lot of silicone to help
with flow(of the metal) into the thin walls. This silicone inhibits the
successful welding of the material.
I know you have a hell of a lot more experience in this field than me - your
dealing with it (aluminium)all the time, in a major way. I on the other
hand, am a lot more reluctant to take chances on any old local welding.
Do you suggest any special technique.
George (down under)
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