The International Cessna^® 170 Association

If I could only figure out how to mount this in my plane...............

Oh well it will look nice when we get it done in my friends "68" camaro too

W.

Well, it can be done. I got to participate in altering a Calair. We installed the all aluminum block/heads Chevy 350. Had gear reduction drive for the prop, so we put a marine cam for reverse rotation to allow for use of standard rotation prop cost and availabilty. Many structural mods to accomodate, but we got it through several test flights. It was an odd sound for an aircraft. Sounded more like we were at the tractor pulls.
The primary designer died toward the end of developement and investors backed out.

Del

It's prabably good we don't live in the same town, let alone the same state..........we would be flying around with a rocket strapped to a chair and having WAY too much fun

W.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWtJirXEMBY

The boys just won't let me put it in the plane........

Willie,
The link says and I quote "We're sorry, this video is no longer available"

John:

go to www.youtube.com and search for "chevy 350 first start"

it may be a ways down the list, but its by the username "jlangholzj"

that would be the video.

W.

Willie,
The video shows up now on the original link you posted.

It looks like the boys were not really far enough along on their project to need to start the engine. Ah for the days when I was young and so anxious that I would have done the same thing. I think maybe what happens is we do a few projects like this and come to realize it all comes together in the end and better to use our energy to reach the ultimate goal.

johneeb wrote:Willie,
The video shows up now on the original link you posted.

It looks like the boys were not really far enough along on their project to need to start the engine. Ah for the days when I was young and so anxious that I would have done the same thing. I think maybe what happens is we do a few projects like this and come to realize it all comes together in the end and better to use our energy to reach the ultimate goal.

They just HAD to hear the "THUNDER".......makes the heart beat a little faster......even got mine going a little more It was to windy to fly today but we went to the hanger and brought my son's "68" stang home. We store it there during the winter. It did get up to 50 today, gave everybody the spring itch. He's been out in the shop washing, waxing ,polishing, all afternoon,life is good....it's is fun to watch them grow up.

Willie you got to like this engine. This is a friends 66 Mustang GT-350. When the first road reports came out of the Cobra with this engine I remember thinking those numbers cannot be real, than I saw one on track and could not believe my eyes.

The nice thing about installing one of those engines on the nose of your airplane is that the ballast engine installed in the tail cone doesn't need to have all of those expensive after market aluminum parts. A plain old lump of cast iron works just fine.

John

I want one!!!!!!!

W.

blueldr wrote:The nice thing about installing one of those engines on the nose of your airplane is that the ballast engine installed in the tail cone doesn't need to have all of those expensive after market aluminum parts. A plain old lump of cast iron works just fine.

Didn't cessna make one of those.........a 337