GT-80 Converted to 124cc?
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Here's a pic from a website in England.
They call it an RPM-124. Looks a LOT like the case from a GT-80 that someone stuck a couple G62 cylinders on. But, I can't identify a G62 cylinder just by looking at the side of it.
Here's the site:
http://www.rawleaviation.demon.co.uk/page17.html
What do you guys think? Is this a Zenoah product that we don't have here in the US or did these guys convert it by themselves?
They call it an RPM-124. Looks a LOT like the case from a GT-80 that someone stuck a couple G62 cylinders on. But, I can't identify a G62 cylinder just by looking at the side of it.
Here's the site:
http://www.rawleaviation.demon.co.uk/page17.html
What do you guys think? Is this a Zenoah product that we don't have here in the US or did these guys convert it by themselves?
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I wonder if you could put G-45 cylinders on a GT-80 crankcase and get a GT-90?
Of course, you'd also have to swap the pistons, but the wrist pins would have to be the same size too.
If you REALLY can just swap pistons and cylinders on the GT-80 and turn it into a 124cc engine with G62 parts---then I'm off to ebay to look for a used GT-80.
I got a NIB GT-80 here, but I'm not tearing it up.
Ralph? What do ya know about this?
Of course, you'd also have to swap the pistons, but the wrist pins would have to be the same size too.
If you REALLY can just swap pistons and cylinders on the GT-80 and turn it into a 124cc engine with G62 parts---then I'm off to ebay to look for a used GT-80.
I got a NIB GT-80 here, but I'm not tearing it up.
Ralph? What do ya know about this?
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Looks like G62 and GT80 parts...Somebody did a lot of creative machining to get the pieces to work together....
A company in Japan, Gen Engineering, made a twin about 10 years ago using G62 parts..Same hub, 2 carbs, same mounting pattern...It was displayed at Oshkosh in the Ultralight section...There were 2 types, one backpack mount and one that was on a long pipe behind the pilot on a Rogallo wing...Both had a big guard over the prop and a spring starter..There was a rep in So Cal but my english and his Japanese didn't work out too well...
Price at that time was about $1500....I had one of the engines but let an[:@] (ex) friend use it and don't know whatever became of it..The [:@](ex) friend is in the slammer
A company in Japan, Gen Engineering, made a twin about 10 years ago using G62 parts..Same hub, 2 carbs, same mounting pattern...It was displayed at Oshkosh in the Ultralight section...There were 2 types, one backpack mount and one that was on a long pipe behind the pilot on a Rogallo wing...Both had a big guard over the prop and a spring starter..There was a rep in So Cal but my english and his Japanese didn't work out too well...
Price at that time was about $1500....I had one of the engines but let an[:@] (ex) friend use it and don't know whatever became of it..The [:@](ex) friend is in the slammer





