Hi Dave,
If I could do it myself then I would, trust me I have plenty of time and very little money (hey, I work for Wal-Mart, well, ASDA in England which is owned by WM). The screwiest thing is that my ol' dad used to build live-steam locomotives (3&1/2" gauge - the ones that can pull 1/2 dozen kids around on little carriages) and he used to have a lathe & small mill but that all got sold-off when he passed away nearly twenty years ago - I wasn't into R/C then [sm=frown.gif]

I see what you mean about the engine mount tho... I could probably make that myself. Any idea of the wall-thickness of the aluminium rectangualr tubing, a couple of millimeters (1/16" )? I'm pretty sure that once I get the motor and start to work on it things will become much clearer.

BTW (off topic) how is it in Tel-Aviv nowadays? I was there twice in 1999 - working unfortunately. I've never had so much trouble trying to get out of an airport as BenGurion lol

Hi Rodolfo,
Hmm, that skimming & balancing of the fly-wheel was also a concern of mine (maybe I worry too much lol ) so thanks for letting me know that yours work fine - very reassuring! If you happen to have any photos/images of your conversion then it'd be great to see them.

Thanks a lot guys! This info is priceless to me!

Oops, one last question... what planes are you flying these 4lbs/1.8kg Ryobis in???

Steve