Original Posted By: "tkreiner"
My Piet/Corvair project is still for sale. Here are the detail again.My best friend in this whole wide world died suddenly and my interest in finishing my Piet died with him. We were building in his hangar and both wanted Corvair engines, his for an Avid and mine for the Piet. I=92ve lost interest in going forward, so the project=92s for sale. I=92m asking $13,000, which sounds like a lot at first glance, but look what you=92re really getting. Mounted (4130 tray) 90 hp =9268 Corvair engine rebuilt w/magnafluxed crankshaft line bored w/+10 by NASCAR engine builder and balanced to 0.5 gram with WW gold hub and new Corvair starter ring gear installed. All internal engine parts are from Clark except the crankshaft=97hi-tech pistons, chrome rings, 3-angle valve resurfaced seats w/stainless steel exhaust valves w/tungsten seats, OT-10 (C8800) camshaft w/failsafe gear installed, new high performance case studs, new lifters, keepers, springs, shims, seals, caps, and rocker arm assembly. Remanufactured Clark harmonic balancer, rebuilt Subaru front starter w/new start ring gear, installed JD alternator w/belt, tach pickup mounted on alternator bracket, plumbed for oil pressure and temperature, exhaust fully fabricated with WW stubs, intake partially fabricated for rebuilt MA3SP carb calibrated for 100 LL, WW dual-ignition distributor w/Eichlin rotor and cap, new plugs and ignition wires, Bosch coils and joiner mounted, primary fiberglass cooling shrouds fabricated and fitted, air-oil separator, oil cooler, Wings with wingtip wiring finished, trammeled to 0.25-inch and ready to cover, tailfeathers ready to cover. Fuselage on tundra tire gear, tail wheel ready to install, half-gallon header tank on inside firewall, front seat stick and rudder pedals, control cables and bell crank installed for tail feathers, wing center section w/aluminum fuel tank w/float quantity sender, with trays mounted in center section rear cut-out for yellow-tagged KT76A transponder and new in the box ICA200 com radio that go with the sale. Aluminum wing struts with fuselage &wing attachments and jury struts fabricated; strobe lights and power supply, two boxes of parts, including switches, seat belts and harnesses, partial spools of AN hookup wire, turnbuckles, SS worm-drive clamps, starter button, woven seat back and a lot of other stuff. Photos on request. Dick Carden at 804-492-9349 or flywrite(at)verizon.net.________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Hydraulic Brake Calipers
Pietenpol-List: Hydraulic Brake Calipers
Re: Pietenpol-List: Hydraulic Brake Calipers
Original Posted By: Jack
Just curious....I never got a newsletter the week of June 21st nor did I get anotherbefore Brodhead? I am the only one? Do I need to see if my mailman likesPietenpols? [Rolling Eyes]Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Hydraulic Brake Calipers
Just curious....I never got a newsletter the week of June 21st nor did I get anotherbefore Brodhead? I am the only one? Do I need to see if my mailman likesPietenpols? [Rolling Eyes]Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Hydraulic Brake Calipers
Pietenpol-List: Re: Hydraulic Brake Calipers
Original Posted By: "AircamperN11MS"
Tom I would be interested in the responses too...Sent from my iPadJack Textor> On Jul 28, 2015, at 5:17 PM, "tkreiner" wrote:> > > Last week at OSH, I stopped at the Grove Brake booth, and took a look at> their line up. Nice stuff, but maybe overkill for a Piet.> > In the past, I've seen several Piets with Go-Kart calipers, but before I> purchase anything, I'd like to query anyone having specific experience> with them, preferably on a flying plane. > > Are they:> > Easy to install?> > Are they durable, or do they have problems?> > Provide correct braking force? (This is related to brake holding torque)> > Reasonable Cost?> > Tell all of us your experience with your Disc Brakes, Calipers, etc., and> PLEASE don't hold back a thing. > > Thanks!> > --------> Tom Kreiner> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 319#445319> > > > > > > > > > > > -----> No virus found in this message.> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Hydraulic Brake Calipers
Tom I would be interested in the responses too...Sent from my iPadJack Textor> On Jul 28, 2015, at 5:17 PM, "tkreiner" wrote:> > > Last week at OSH, I stopped at the Grove Brake booth, and took a look at> their line up. Nice stuff, but maybe overkill for a Piet.> > In the past, I've seen several Piets with Go-Kart calipers, but before I> purchase anything, I'd like to query anyone having specific experience> with them, preferably on a flying plane. > > Are they:> > Easy to install?> > Are they durable, or do they have problems?> > Provide correct braking force? (This is related to brake holding torque)> > Reasonable Cost?> > Tell all of us your experience with your Disc Brakes, Calipers, etc., and> PLEASE don't hold back a thing. > > Thanks!> > --------> Tom Kreiner> > > > > Read this topic online here:> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 319#445319> > > > > > > > > > > > -----> No virus found in this message.> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Hydraulic Brake Calipers
Pietenpol-List: Re: Hydraulic Brake Calipers
Original Posted By: "tools"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: facebook forumhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/154625746626/I like bothSteve DOn Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 9:08 PM, Ray Krause wrote:> What is the Facebook list?never heard of it.>> Ray Krause>> Sent from my iPad>> On Jul 26, 2015, at 12:35 PM, Douwe Blumberg > wrote:>> Hey all,>>> It sadly is seeming as if this list is dying. I keep hearing that lots of> people have moved over to the facebook piet page. Never having even seen a> facebook page, would someone tell me how to find it and get signed up?> Kind of miss keeping up with everybody.>>> Douwe>>> *>>> *>>-- Blue Skies,Steve D________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Hydraulic Brake Calipers
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: facebook forumhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/154625746626/I like bothSteve DOn Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 9:08 PM, Ray Krause wrote:> What is the Facebook list?never heard of it.>> Ray Krause>> Sent from my iPad>> On Jul 26, 2015, at 12:35 PM, Douwe Blumberg > wrote:>> Hey all,>>> It sadly is seeming as if this list is dying. I keep hearing that lots of> people have moved over to the facebook piet page. Never having even seen a> facebook page, would someone tell me how to find it and get signed up?> Kind of miss keeping up with everybody.>>> Douwe>>> *>>> *>>-- Blue Skies,Steve D________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Hydraulic Brake Calipers
Original Posted By: Semih Oksay
Matco go kart brakes on the Harley rotors. Work great, last long time!Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Matco go kart brakes on the Harley rotors. Work great, last long time!Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________