Seems I can't leave you guys alone for a few days without getting into trouble :)
So let's see if I can briefly bring all this together so we can all go back to whatever number square we were on before I left......
First of and most important, there's absolutely nothing wrong with any of the dimensions on the Bellhousing design.....Yes Paul, I did read all the messages and saw that you jumped the gun prematurely, happens to all of us, so now that I'm down from the mountain, "Father" Butch forgives you :)
This Bellhousing is designed to interface perfectly with Tracy's Re-Drive and uses everything Tracy supplies you with, as is, with the exception of the mounting plate which would have to be modified or replaced. I highly recommend you modify the existing plate so as not to loose Tracy's Guarantee/Warranty. Obviously the 3.050" Spacers/Hardware will no longer be necessary. This Re-Drive can only be mounted to the INTERIOR of the Housing's machined Hub.
This very SAME Bellhousing will also accommodate the Aussie's PSRU, which so far looks to be an excellent well thought out design that has a lot of input from a few talented individuals. This PSRU will be mounted to the EXTERIOR face of the Housing's Hub and takes advantage of the 3 mounting Lugs in the Housing's face for Aerobatic flying/competition.
Tracy's Starter can easily be mounted in the 3 or 9 o'clock position with no sweat, however there's a conflict at the 9 o'clock position with the Housing's mounting bolt, which falls right smack in the middle of the Starter's snout clearance hole.....IMO this mounting bolt is NOT NECESSARY for our application (Low/Gradual and Constant Torque application) Unless some of you are planning on using a six shift Racing Gear Box :-)
The placement of a Starter & MM at 6 o'clock is most definitely very, very do-able (Will probably be doing it myself), the only thing that I highly recommend after countless R&D hours on the subject, is that an Automatic Starter (Solenoid opposite Drive Gear) be employed. The other difference of this starter vs. manual is that it's 3mm longer from bottom of Flange to the snout, which I've compensated for already in the design....In other words the Starter mounting plate at 6 o'clock is 3mm higher than the the 3 & 9 o'clock machined surfaces.
Of course this "Combo" 6 o'clock design has been heavily engineered but it's still a suggestion and intended to tickle the individual's creativity, so feel free to create/experiment till your heart's content.
All of this plus a lot more was explained in greater detail earlier on, so re read the previous posts, I believe they will make a lot more sense now that you're more savvy on the subject....Been-There-Done-Just-That...For the Newvies I highly recommend Paul's Archive CD, a steal of an education at a measly $60.
Paul, I will be sending you via personal channel the Bellhousing's AutoCad2000 file for you to Rhino-up.....Looking forward to that......Will also comment on some of the other related Newsletters tomorrow.
BTW Paul, regarding your suggestion of instead of using the Limo to my destination, why not use a Helicopter....You really made me crack-up in laughter because we have 2 of them with TOTL pilots, assigned to us for our personal use in the mountains (Very expensive elevators).....I'm un-officially logging some nice time on them when I need a break from it all....Love to pick it up 10-15' at the top of the mountain and just fly off level until all of a sudden the ground drops from under you, thousands of feet in a second,WOWWWW!!! is all I can say, aside from the fact that it hurts at first....I'm going to Roll and Loop one of these suckers very soon :) If Linda knew this I wouldn't be writing today.
Butch
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