OK Guys,
I would like some thinking in a different direction on where to put the
pivot point..... Before you get too far down the road, look at putting the
pivot point centered horizontally to the prop shaft, and as close to the
prop end as possible. If you can come up with a mount that does this, the
loads on the angle adjustment device will be much lower, and some of the
clearance issues at the firewall get easier. It will also reduce how much
the prop moves in the cowl opening.
Just food for thought....
Larry

I was thinking the same thing. How about a four bar linkage mount
with a virtual pivot at the base of the prop? What we need is
a NC milled billet front cover :)
--
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

4 bar link with a virtual pivot is a great idea..... how come I didn't think
of that! Probably the stiffest, lightest and least problematic way to do it.
Now I just need more hours in the day... anybody got a time machine?
Larry

Larry,
Didn't you mention a new Al front cover?
Does that include an RX8 water pump and direct driven oil pump?
BTW where not short of ideas Bill Jepson has a list of things that will
really get you motivated. The BH is an easy one!
Do you make your own patterns?
George ( down under)

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