George Lendich wrote:

Paul,
Well there you have it, the new Bellhousing.
This will firstly go to Butch for testing ( he will machine his own).

The weight is 14lbs in the RAW. The prototype 14.5 lbs finished.
I figure 2 to 3 lbs off that. I would be happy if it's more but Butch
will tell us.

I don't know if demand would warrant it but a steel low pressure pattern
( not die cast) would give a better finish and a lighter unit.

Any idea what demand might be as the initial outlay is quite high to go
this way. I am not looking to make a profit out of this, but it would be
nice to recover the initial outlay.

George ( down under)

Cool George. For the new people this fits Tracy's gear box.
Don't panic on the weight people. Just cut or machine away what
you don't need. Looks like the starter will go on either side.

Demand will depend somewhat on price.
What is the price for the raw casting?
Cost of shipping to the US?

Shipping would be cheaper if you can find someone to distribute
these George. Tracy Crook would be the logical guy.

I'll have a talk with Dave Lemon at Mazdatrix. Maybe I can talk him
into distributing some of this aircraft stuff. He has built several
aircraft engines so far. Does a good job too as his race engines
are very competitive in national road racing.

Paul Lamar

Really professional looking unit, George. The time and patience you put into
this is evident in the finished product.  If I can get one of these, I could
be persuaded to change from my Ross to one of Tracy's drives with your
adapter plate. (I just didn't care for the open style flat construction of
Tracy's housing).  You just might have solved my only objection to Tracy's
unit.  Thanks for making a product that will make our rotary installations
look even more professional when we pull the cowlings off at airshows, etc.
Paul Conner

 
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