Original Posted By: Al Bane
Re: Pietenpol-List: Update on oh piet gathering
Re: Pietenpol-List: O-200 Mount (replacing C-85)
Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: O-200 Mount (replacing C-85)Dear Al,We are just across the river in St Charles. We have an engine mount fixture for Piets, check out _www.CozyGirrrl.com_ (http://www.CozyGirrrl.com) Regards, ChrissiIn a message dated 6/10/2010 11:21:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, adb7(at)earthlink.net writes:--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Al Bane Greetings,I am part of a builders group called Scounge Dawg Aviation in the Metro East area of St. Louis (splinter group of EAA 64). We are in the process of rebuilding Art Holiman's GN-1 (N396S) that he crashed in 1997 I believe. Some of you may remember that one, as I know Art had it up to Brodhead in the 90's. One of our guys, Brian Kissinger, wrote a short article about our group for the BPA newsletter a couple of issues back.Anyway, Art had a C-85 engine on the plane. We do not have that engine or the mount (I understand he used a Cub mount). We do have an O-200 that we are going to use. We hope to use the same holes on the firewall (18 3/4" W X 18 5/16 H), but are looking for recommendations from anyone who has made this (or similar) conversion. If there is no existing mount that we can bolt on, we are prepared to fabricate one ourselvesor have someone else do it if necessary.In searching the archives, I saw where Jack Phillips made this conversion on his C-140. Jack, if you have any recommendations, we'd love to hear about your experience. Or anyone else who can help us out. Appreciate any feedback we can get.Thanks.Al BaneTroy, ILBy the way, I am building my own Pietenpol. I bought Bill See's project last fall and recently bought Ryan Mueller's A-65 that he was selling a few weeks ago. I'm currently flying a Quicksilver Sport 2S out of Litchfield, IL, home of Perry Rhoads' (formerly Vi Kapler's) Piet. So I'm sure I'll be on here a lot if the future with my questions.________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: O-200 Mount (replacing C-85)Dear Al,We are just across the river in St Charles. We have an engine mount fixture for Piets, check out _www.CozyGirrrl.com_ (http://www.CozyGirrrl.com) Regards, ChrissiIn a message dated 6/10/2010 11:21:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, adb7(at)earthlink.net writes:--> Pietenpol-List message posted by: Al Bane Greetings,I am part of a builders group called Scounge Dawg Aviation in the Metro East area of St. Louis (splinter group of EAA 64). We are in the process of rebuilding Art Holiman's GN-1 (N396S) that he crashed in 1997 I believe. Some of you may remember that one, as I know Art had it up to Brodhead in the 90's. One of our guys, Brian Kissinger, wrote a short article about our group for the BPA newsletter a couple of issues back.Anyway, Art had a C-85 engine on the plane. We do not have that engine or the mount (I understand he used a Cub mount). We do have an O-200 that we are going to use. We hope to use the same holes on the firewall (18 3/4" W X 18 5/16 H), but are looking for recommendations from anyone who has made this (or similar) conversion. If there is no existing mount that we can bolt on, we are prepared to fabricate one ourselvesor have someone else do it if necessary.In searching the archives, I saw where Jack Phillips made this conversion on his C-140. Jack, if you have any recommendations, we'd love to hear about your experience. Or anyone else who can help us out. Appreciate any feedback we can get.Thanks.Al BaneTroy, ILBy the way, I am building my own Pietenpol. I bought Bill See's project last fall and recently bought Ryan Mueller's A-65 that he was selling a few weeks ago. I'm currently flying a Quicksilver Sport 2S out of Litchfield, IL, home of Perry Rhoads' (formerly Vi Kapler's) Piet. So I'm sure I'll be on here a lot if the future with my questions.________________________________________________________________________________
RE: Pietenpol-List: O-200 Mount (replacing C-85)
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
When I converted my Cessna 140 from a C-85 to an O-200 it required a newengine mount. As I recall, the mounting lugs on the engine are in the sameplace for both engines, but the O-200 uses Lord Mounts which are much larger(about 2" in diameter, and about 10 times as expensive), while the C-85 usesthe small conical bushings like an A65 uses.I think you will have to make a new mount. I don't know much about GN-1's -I've never seen the plans for one, but if it used a Cub mount originally,there may be aftermarket mounts available to convert a J-3 to an O-200 thatwould drop right in. Check with Univair (very pricey) or with Steve Krogand the Cub Club.Jack PhillipsNX899JPRaleigh, NC-----Original Message-----
When I converted my Cessna 140 from a C-85 to an O-200 it required a newengine mount. As I recall, the mounting lugs on the engine are in the sameplace for both engines, but the O-200 uses Lord Mounts which are much larger(about 2" in diameter, and about 10 times as expensive), while the C-85 usesthe small conical bushings like an A65 uses.I think you will have to make a new mount. I don't know much about GN-1's -I've never seen the plans for one, but if it used a Cub mount originally,there may be aftermarket mounts available to convert a J-3 to an O-200 thatwould drop right in. Check with Univair (very pricey) or with Steve Krogand the Cub Club.Jack PhillipsNX899JPRaleigh, NC-----Original Message-----