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----- Original Message -----
From: keltro@att.net (Kelly Troyer)
Date: Monday, October 4, 2004 12:16 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Extended RD1X shaft was 20B
pictures

> Ernest,
>     I have not weighed the complete assembly but
my guess is 
> about 50 lbs +/-. The additional alum. mount plate
has a large
> diameter round section removed from center. The
86-91 (2nd
> generation auto trans. housing) is relatively
light compared to
> the Cosmo housing which is a very massive casting.
The Cosmo
> housing is much stronger I am sure. Does your
weight include
> the starter, harmonic damper,etc? Tracy's RD1X
redrives are
> said to weigh about 42 lbs not including flexplate
and starter.
> 
> 
> --
> Kelly Troyer 
> Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2 
> 

No.  The weight is just the bellhousing and PSRU. 
The bellhousing is a solid cast, about 1/2" thick
all the way down.  There are some large chunks that
are just window dressing that I can dispose of, but
it will probably still be awful heavy.  I would
think that getting down to the 50+/- range would be
the best that I could hope for.