Gas outrigger cowling - for CMB alpha

[Shane Bastick]

Are their any gas rigger cowlings out their to suit the CMB alpha style engine

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Not that I am aware of. Mark Grim make a cut down cowling just large enough to cover the carb.

TG

 

[Ron Olson]

Zippkits has an ABS cowl that might work as it was made for the RCMK rear-exhaust engines. A back-halved Thunderboat cowl can also work. That's basically what I used on my JAE gas 'rigger running an RCMK R-254.

 

[Shane Bastick]

thanks Ron, will probably try the zipp kits cowl to start with, it should look ok

 

[Ron Olson]

I ended up by using the "T-Rex" cowl from Tsunami38 on Jim's RC Boat Dock. I tried bracing the Zippkits cowl but couldn't get an adhesive to stick to the wood. Maybe I was using the wrong type of glue.

 

[Shane Bastick]

is there anywhere on the net to see a pic of that cowl Ron,

 

[Ron Olson]

Joe's cowl is here, http://zippkits.com/~zippkits/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=70&products_id=312 .

I tried to upload a picture of the T-Rex cowl but the file is too large for this site.

Let's try this,

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[Shane Bastick]

thanks, is the T-Rex cowl easy to obtain

 

[Ron Olson]

Not really as I had a rough time trying to get it. Even though that guy that makes them is just on the other side of the state, I had to go elsewhere to get it. Like an earlier posting said, maybe you can find a Thunderboat cowling and just use the part behind the driver's seat as that's all it is. Possibly someone you know has one where the forward part is damaged.

 

[Shane Bastick]

Thanks again for the advice Ron, I'm going to try the back half of the thunderboat cowl idea, it certainly looks the best

cheers

Shane