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)

George,
You are correct in I will be developing a new front cover, initially in
billet, and if the demand is there, I will have them cast. I already
manufacture direct drive oil pump gears for the ford modular engines, so it
makes sense to use these in any new front cover we build. The biggest change
is to have the gear drive in the front to drive external accessories... as
in no belts. I have a friend in the custom gear business (he builds custom
racing transmissions), so the gear train will be easy. I am doing these
projects as a side line to my main business, so development will not be as
fast as if a paying customer funding the project. If I stay diligent, the
first proto parts should be on a test stand within a year, first on a 13B,
then something larger....

The bell housing wasn't even on the horizon, but Paul asked a favor to build
him the pattern and finish machine the parts..... so it makes a good kick
off project. The goal of the entire project is to bring some useful parts to
the rotary aviation engines that the average guy can use without pushing his
cost into the loc/cont area. The price of certified engines is beond stupid,
and we can do better for a lot less.

Ok, enough on my rotary rant.... have to go fix the flat tire I got on the
way to work this morning...
Larry



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