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  1. ddoi

    Updating an A-65?

    Lots of information on the Bowers Fly Baby site: Fly Baby Engine Page http://www.bowersflybaby.com/tech/fenton.html Dai
  2. ddoi

    Best Bang for the Buck STOL

    The Wittman Buttercup as another scratch/plans built STOL option. The builder/owner group for the Wittman designs is knowledgeable/helpful. This is Jim Clement's version of the Buttercup: If you need folding wings, the Raven is a plans only copy of the early Avid Flyer/Kitfox. If you can swing...
  3. ddoi

    Learning to fly in a sonerai ii????

    Is there a soaring club near you? This one offers free flight instruction for members: https://www.sandhillsoaring.org/instruction. I bet they'd be happy to have an A&P in their group. My understanding is that the additional training for single-engine land from glider isn't very much. Dai
  4. ddoi

    GPASC Sonerai Aircraft Promo Video

    Thanks for posting the video!
  5. ddoi

    Wear on cylinders

    After reading that article, it seems like the piston ring end gaps may have been too small on those piston/cylinder assemblies. Can you measure the ring end gaps? Can you post pictures of the pistons and rings? Hopefully you'll hear from Revmaster soon.
  6. ddoi

    JSP so404 torch?

    Another possibility is getting a Victor portable outfit. I got one with 103-01 handle (6", 8.5 oz, compatible with Victor W-J nozzles), regulators, check valves, hoses, etc: https://weldfabulous.com/victor-0384-0948-g150-j-cpt-portable-tote-outfit-with-tanks/
  7. ddoi

    Carb heat needed?

    Can't remember where I saw it but some have used copper tubing to circulate hot engine oil around the body of the carburetor.
  8. ddoi

    Some education if someone has the time, please

    Another option could be renting a 4 place plane for those occasional trips. Your "daily flier" could be a two seater. An auto engine that falls in that power range you're talking about is the Mazda rotary. Tracy Crook of Real World Solutions retired and they stopped selling their reduction...
  9. ddoi

    Ragwind wood recomendation

    If I lived in the Pacific Northwest, I'd consider Port Orford Cedar too. Dai
  10. ddoi

    Olds v8 Wittman

    I know this is an old thread but yes, the Aircraft Spruce V8 conversion plans are for an inverted Olds/Buick/Rover engine.
  11. ddoi

    VW type 4 camshaft

    Aircooled.net carries reasonably priced Type 4 cams by Web Cam: Web Cam Type 4 Camshaft, 91 Grind, (265 Duration, .430" Lift), Hydraulic Lifters, 00-422 - Aircooled.Net VW Parts Web Cam is the company that supplies cams to Type IV Store (Jake Raby), but I understand he has proprietary profiles...
  12. ddoi

    Seamless drawn versus DOM Tubing

    This site lists .035" and .049" A513 (1020 - 1025) DOM steel tubing: Order Mild Steel A513 Tube in Small Quantities at OnlineMetals.com It looks like it's about 25% less expensive than the same size (not strength) 4130 listed on Wicks or Aircraft Spruce. The Baby/Junior Ace drawings call for...
  13. ddoi

    Raven or Mohawk info??

    Oops, I could have been more specific about that. I believe there should be three RAV25 sheets (fuse overall, sections, details). The other RAV25 sheets were replaced w/pages (8 x 11) at the end of the builder's manual (pp 166, 168, 170). BTW, my download didn't have the pages in order...
  14. ddoi

    Raven or Mohawk info??

    Here's what the plansforu person wrote about the RAV25 sheets: The number of RAV25 sheets was reduced to 3 (by the original designers) as the information regarding tube sizes was incorporated into the last few pages of the manual. My plans upload does have the information they mention, I...
  15. ddoi

    Raven or Mohawk info??

    There are some videos of a Raven flying in Canada on YouTube: YouTube - Kitfox Clone - Raven homebuilt airplane RAA Canada Ultralight COPA UPAC PArt 1 YouTube - Part 2 - the flight Kitfox Clone - Raven homebuilt airplane RAA Canada Ultralight COPA UPAC I took a flyer on the plans too. I've...
  16. ddoi

    Buy certified airplane and convert to experimental?

    Section 8d/e (p 11) of Advisory Circular 20-27G addresses salvaged parts used in Experimental Amateur Built planes. It sounds like it can be done if you build (not rebuild) at least 51% of the plane... for example fabricating new wings and empennage. Of course like previous posts said, that's...
  17. ddoi

    300ci inline six

    Thanks Smitty. I've been following that Fokker DVII build - can't wait to see and hear that thing running. The aluminum heads are interesting too - I'll search for 6-Banger Bill. Making a cross-flow head will be quite a feat. Really, thanks for the input and advice, it's not taken lightly.
    • ddoi
    • Post #33
    • Forum: Ford
  18. ddoi

    300ci inline six

    FWIW; here's a reasonably specific description of the basic weight of this motor (link below): "...for the long block: with flywheel, valve cover and oil pan in place, but with NO crank dampener, no manifolds, no starter, no generator, no ps pump, etc.: 420 lbs!!!" FORDSIX PERFORMANCE...
    • ddoi
    • Post #31
    • Forum: Ford
  19. ddoi

    300ci inline six

    Just to beat a dead horse... I found a published weight for the Ford CSG649 (industrial version of 4.9 I-6) long block is 473 lbs. Dan, your estimate was right.
    • ddoi
    • Post #29
    • Forum: Ford
  20. ddoi

    300ci inline six

    Jan, I sent you a private message. Dai
    • ddoi
    • Post #28
    • Forum: Ford
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