That's a nice looking engine mount!  I'm going to have to go back and
see
what Paul's griping is about, because it looks fine to me.  How thick is
that
aluminum plate under the engine?  What holds the block to the mounting plate
(oil pan screws only?)?  Is the oil pan to be separate?

    Tom Kendall
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Yes it does look nice, and mine will be shipping soon.  For kicks, I'd be
interested to hear what the all-knowing had to say about it, but nothing he
said will stop me from using it.  Here's a link for more info:

http://conversionconcepts.com/

Fred has been great to deal with, and he's very responsive to email.  The
RV-3 mount he's making for me is a custom job, but it's pretty much the same
price as the normal mounts.  Since I had a Lycoming mount already, I sent it
to him to use as a template to get the firewall bolts and gear legs in the
right place.  I also had new gear legs sent from Van's to his shop, and he's
fitting them to the sockets for me.  The mount is far more expensive than
doing it yourself, but he does some good analysis of tubing size
requirements, and of course is a great welder.  I was pretty excited to find
his business, and spare myself part of the "education and entertainment"
that the FAA allows with experimental planes.

Rusty
Turbo 13B powered RV-3... Be Afraid :-)
1993 RX-7 R1... Stock (and no more puddles of oil in the garage)