Bob,
I don't think the Dave Brown unit will solve your motor mount problem unless you cut
the mounting rails on the mount in half. It is not split like the stock mount .
The rail that is drilled and tapped for the engine mounting screws is one piece , it
is solid all the way back and the engine lugs with my YS 1.10 are all the way touching the
rubbers so the wider lugs on the ST-2300 would not fit unless the rail was cut in two. There is
plenty of metal there to do that if you want to.
I have never had the stock landing gear on mine but with the Bolly f3A std gear there is 3"" ground
clearance with an APC 15x10 prop so a 17"" should be no problem.
I used the stock hardware almost everywhere , even the fuel tank. I have had no problems with
the pull-pull wires using the stock control horns. The wires don't change tension enough to notice.
With the horns mounted as close to the hinge line as possible the clevis attaching point is less than
1/8" away from the line , not enough to matter in my opinion. The only place I didn't use the stock
horns was on the ailerons. I installed hard points in the ailerons and used MK aluminum horns because I
wanted the bearings in the attaching points and carbon fiber pushrods , but the stock ones would
probably have been OK too.
By the way , I have decided to install a Hyde type A mount in my new bird so I will let you know
how much trouble it is and if I think it is worth the trouble. UPS delivered it Friday so I will do some
measuring this weekend.


tommy s