[NSRCA-discussion] Icepoint

[Bob Wilson]

Wow!  Good information.
If anyone has any other ideas on a mount let me know.

Bob Wilson
On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 9:36 PM, shih mike <hcshih8 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>   Thanks a lot Guys !!
> I will look up the RCU thread.
>
> Mike Shih
>
>
> --- On *Sun, 11/30/08, Ed Alt <ed_alt at hotmail.com>* wrote:
>
> From: Ed Alt <ed_alt at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Icepoint
> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>,
> hcshih8 at yahoo.com
> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 10:04 PM
>
>
>  Forgot to mention - it was with a Hyde A mount and it was a lot of work
> to hog out the rails and add a firewall.  Not so sure I would recomend going
> to all that trouble.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Ed Alt <ed_alt at hotmail.com>
> *To:* General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> ;
> hcshih8 at yahoo.com
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 30, 2008 10:00 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Icepoint
>
> I did this on an Icepoint that I briefly owned.  There's an RCU thread
> somewhere in the Pattern topic area.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* John Pavlick <jpavlick at idseng.com>
> *To:* hcshih8 at yahoo.com ; General pattern discussion<nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:52 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Icepoint
>
> Hyde ARIA - the type with the integrated nose ring. I don't actually own an
> Icepoint, I've just flown a few that other people have. I think you have to
> do some mods to make the Hyde mount work. I seem to remember the original
> Icepoint setup was hardwood or plywood rails in the engine compartment for a
> hard mount scheme. The Hyde mount is much better. I'm sure someone else on
> the list can give us some details on how to put one of these in an
> Icepoint...
>
> John Pavlick
> http://www.idseng.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* shih mike <hcshih8 at yahoo.com>
> *To:* General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 30, 2008 7:11 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Icepoint
>
>   Hi John,
>
> What engine mount you used for OS160 on icepoint?
> Is the rail type floting mount?  Or you just hard mount it?
> Thanks very much
>
> Mike Shih
>
> --- On *Sun, 11/30/08, John Pavlick <jpavlick at idseng.com>* wrote:
>
> From: John Pavlick <jpavlick at idseng.com>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Icepoint
> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 4:50 PM
>
>  Bob,
>  I've flown a few Icepoints with the OS 160 - great setup for that airplane
> even though they don't come in a rear-exhaust version. That's easily fixed
> with a wraparound header. Karl Mueller will makeone for you, Just tell him
> which airplane and engine you have. Here's his Email address:
> kgamueller at rogers.com
> There's an aluminum pipe somewhere that is a copy of the MACS 1092 that
> I've used - works great and it's very inexpensive. Unfortunately I can't
> remember where I bought mine from - it was a while ago. The MACS aluminum
> pipe is good too and they last forever. Carbon pipes are a little fragile
> and they're more expensive but thay are very light. I'm using Aeroslave
> (carbon) pipes now and haven't had any problems with any of the second
> generation ones. Good luck with the new airplane!
>
> John Pavlick
> http://www.idseng.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Bob Wilson <wilsorc at gmail.com>
> *To:* General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 30, 2008 4:29 PM
> *Subject:* [NSRCA-discussion] Icepoint
>
> I recently picked up a slightly, damaged in shipment, "Icepoint" from a
> friend that made periodic trips to China.  The airplane is brand new and the
> damage was minor, but the covering on the fuse was unbonded and I had to
> strip the whole thing.  That's done, and now I'm getting ready to
> recover...no problem.
>
> I'd like to put either a O.S. 140 or O.S. 160 on this airplane.  Any
> comments?
>
> Also, I notice that the O.S. 140 comes in a rear exhaust version, and a
> header and pipe is available.  I doesn't appear, however, that the O.S.160
> is available as a rear exhaust.  Where would I go to get the necessary
> header and pipe for the 160?
>
> Thanks
> bw
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