did you make a video?

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Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:05 am

The VW engine on a VP bolts directly to the firewall with aluminium spacers between the motor and the firewall if my memory serves me correct. Check the plans, sure I'm correct. If you move the motor forward the centre of gravity will change from the original design.

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Thank you Jean

I was afraid, it is a lot easier than you think - Just get someone to show you how its done and you will surprise yourself. http://www.microlighters.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=24482 Thanks Dave. It is that someone I am looking for :roll: Great work you have been doing on your build! Good, solid, co...

And tube seal also sorted

Thanks to some e-mailed advice I got the tubes fixed.


Dankie!

[quote="Scorpio"]Pity about the max pilot weight....i am 112kg[


Get rid of 22

I am at a point with my VP 1 (have been for some time now) where I need to get my finger out of the place it is stuck and get the plane covered. The Dacron has been bought long ago and the dope and fabric cement recently from Kitplanes at Petit. (Who also welded the wing-struts for me) But I am afra...

This engine has been standing on it's belly since I bought it. I mounted it last weekend on a mock-up firewall on a stand to be able to start sorting out manifolds etc. With it off the workbench I could see underneath it and discovered that the push rod tubes on one side has all been dented inwards ...

Any takers for a stack of SA Flyers and African Pilot magazines? from 2012 to 2016. They are in good condition.
For collection in Pretoria. Otherwise it ends up with the recyclers.

(Also a number of years of Magnum magazines)

Eddie

I need a lift for a propeller and two smallish pieces of equipment from Swakopmund to Gauteng area (or basically anywhere in SA for that matter)

Anyone going there for business or holiday who can assist?


Regards

Eddie

Thks German,

If the motorcycle alternator plan doesn't work, I'll go this route. At least I have confirmation that a motorcar alternator will charge at the rev's applicable.

German wrote:I had a Camry alternator fitted at the back inside the cockpit and it worked 100%

German, was it driven directly off the crank or via pulley? And for interest sake, where did you mount the battery?

I do have a nice little alt that came with the engine. It was driven off a pulley bolted to the f/wheel end of the crank. I don't really have space under the engine cowl so was thinking about driving it directly from the crank with the alt on the cockpit side of the firewall but was told it won't wo...

I connected up today and applied heat to the probes and can now confirm that the yellow wires go to pin no's 1 and 3, and the red wires to pin no's 4 and 5. As I said above, pins 1 and 5 serve one meter and 3 and 4 the other one. So all is well now! Thanks again, Roy Thks for sharing. Now I also kn...