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Engines => 2 Cylinder => 1/2 vw => Topic started by: oldcrow on February 12, 2020, 01:28:54 PM

Title: Bed Mounting ??s
Post by: oldcrow on February 12, 2020, 01:28:54 PM
Does any one have any info. on making bed mounts for the 1/2 vw?
Title: Re: Bed Mounting ??s
Post by: Dan_ on February 13, 2020, 11:09:33 AM
Does any one have any info. on making bed mounts for the 1/2 vw?
Full or cut case..?
Title: Re: Bed Mounting ??s
Post by: 914pete on February 13, 2020, 01:15:40 PM
Full or cut case..?
I have the same situation with a 1/2vw.
Title: Re: Bed Mounting ??s
Post by: 914pete on February 13, 2020, 02:46:18 PM
Full or cut case..?
Sorry, cut case.
Title: Re: Bed Mounting ??s
Post by: Dan_ on February 13, 2020, 04:29:01 PM
Here is a mount for a cut case by James Weibe (Ultra Cub).  It was for sale for 300 bux, dunno now.  It looks mig welded to me and cold mig at that.  Maybe the kit was un-welded.

I have read that Scott Casler mentions a Global engine mount but that has upper lugs cast in like vw and all different looking oil pan casting.  It would appear the Global would need a steel plate fabricated to go across the lower front of the engine.  See attachment.  Otherwise it would be a lot easier without those
intake tubes going down to the Zenith carb.  You might look at the Corvairs as well.

(https://jameswiebe.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/enginemount1.jpg)
Title: Re: Bed Mounting ??s
Post by: oldcrow on February 14, 2020, 05:11:39 AM
i was thinking along the lines of this. i just dont know how to do the rubber parts.
Title: Re: Bed Mounting ??s
Post by: 914pete on February 14, 2020, 06:04:16 AM
Just a couple random pics for ideas. How does one decide the tubing geometry for a strong engine mount?
Title: Re: Bed Mounting ??s
Post by: 914pete on February 14, 2020, 06:11:27 AM
Just a couple random pics for ideas. How does one decide the tubing geometry for a strong engine mount?
Title: Re: Bed Mounting ??s
Post by: jrbirdman47 on February 14, 2020, 08:53:03 AM
Here's one I looked at:
Title: Re: Bed Mounting ??s
Post by: Dan_ on February 14, 2020, 10:50:19 AM
Just a couple random pics for ideas. How does one decide the tubing geometry for a strong engine mount?
One becomes an engineer...  Or copies something that has proven airworthy. 

Force travels in straight lines.  Therefore avoid bends and triangulate coming off clusters where possible.

Attached are pics of the William Wynne designed corvair bed mount.  Many are flying I assume.  The bushings are urethane car suspension parts.  The spools in the square tubing appear to be compatible with the angles mounted to the sides of the case in the previous post by jrbirdman...

Pics were snatched here:
http://beckyplane.blogspot.com/2013/09/ (http://beckyplane.blogspot.com/2013/09/)
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