Yes, and if Continental knew what he did with that sometimes they would have come and taken it away from him! On May 5, 2016 7:48 AM, "Larry Flesner via KRnet" <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote:
> At 09:38 PM 5/4/2016, you wrote: > >> From memory there is a 3 or 4" shelf across the back (inside) of the >> firewall and the O_200 mount I have bolts just below this. >> > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > If I read this correctly, your top engine mount bolts do not pass through > the top spruce cross piece but thought the 1/4" ply firewall. If that is > correct it is not good. The top and bottom mount bolts should pass through > the upper and lower spruce cross members and use a crush plate of some type > on both sides of the wood. > > The firewall does not need a great deal of "beefing up" to support the > 0-200. Marty Roberts started with a VW and plans built firewall and later > installed an 0-200. On more than one occasion he pulled 6 G's and the > 0-200 continued to point the way home. > > Larry Flesner > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
