Jerry, thanks for the suggestion on the bushings, I was
    considering how I would approach that.

    Feel free to use me as a reference.

    Assuming you take on more 801 mounts, you should consider how to
    provide the necessary clearance to the nose gear shelf. At a
    minimum, provide some 0.5" spacers. Those of us w/o machine shops
    don't have the odds & ends of materials to utilize. The best
    solution is probably to move the point where the frame member
    welds to the mounting bolt 'tube' forward that amount. I ended up
    spending an hour on a hack-saw cutting up scrap 1/8" plate to get
    my spacers.

    --Kenny A.



        Kenny,  I think I forgot to mention this before but after you
        get the strut installed you can make bushings that go on
        either side of the rod end out of 1" o.d. x 1/2" i.d.
        aluminum tube available at any metal supplier or from ACS.
        Leave about 1/16" clearance.    This will give a nice
        finished look to the installation.

         Also, may I give your name and contact info to a Ch 801
        builder who is considering an engine mount?   Perhaps you
        already know him.  Name is Kenneth Johnson.                    Thanks,  Jerry

Ken,  thanks for the feed back.  How thick was the spacer you ended up with?   It seems to me that adding a spacer is the most direct and simple solution.    I can supply the spacers with the engine mount in the future and build the engine mount accordingly.    I understand that the interference is only with the top mounting points.  No problem with the lower points?      Of course in your case a spacer would be required for all four to maintain engine pitch.   regards,   Jerry