Looks like Santa visited me a little early this year! My converted G26 came in today from rcignitions.com.

First a quick mock-up to the firewall and plans show that I should not have any clearance problems with the slimline smoke pitts muffler (whew). It appears there will be about 3/8” clearance from the muffler to the fuse. But the muffler “stacks” will have to be cut down. The good news is Ralph from rcignitions confirmed that is not an issue with engine performance or sound.

Some other details of the engine; the throttle arm is repositioned and a ball connector is already installed for a simple pushrod straight through the firewall. There is a setscrew on the throttle arm so it can be properly positioned for the pushrod install. That piece of yellow tubing hanging off the carb is the choke “handle”.

The battery connects via an RCA type jack. A radio shack “audio cable” is included for the connection to the battery.

A few photos show the new wiring and coil install. Finally I believe the prop bolt is beefed up from stock. I’ll be working on a test stand over the next few weeks in my spare time (ya right). I’m curious on the operation of the engine and the smoke system. I’d like to learn its operation and test the smoke pump before installing it in the airframe.

This weekend I finish up the left wing…