George Lendich wrote:

Paul and All,

I know it has been a bit drawn out but this has been a dedication to accuracy because the tolerance are so tight.

The picture is of the Mock -up of the prime component( size and shape) of the new bellhousing. From here I will make a plug (cast in fibreglass) and then
lay-up the pattern in the plug.

It's only then do I attach the front and rear flanges and stiffeners.
It may not be the professional way of doing things but I have my reasons for doing it this way.
George (down under)

George do you have a magnesium foundry over there? That would solve the weight problem
nicely. The Mistral gear box is mag. Nice and light.

Paul Lamar
 
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