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R-220

larry_homstad — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:07:52 GMT

I am new to the group and am interested in the R-220. Are there any finished and running or flying? The HCI web site is kind of sparse as far as info is

Re: Some more pictures in Swedish 7cyl radial...

David Lee — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:22:18 GMT

... From: HCIRadialbuilder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:HCIRadialbuilder@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of joakim.svedin Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 3:04 PM To:

Some more pictures in Swedish 7cyl radial...

joakim.svedin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:05:20 GMT

Also a identification contest! what engine does the distributor belong to?

Pictures updated again...

joakim.svedin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:17:23 GMT

Finished the middle main bearing housing today... Since this engine will never have a prop mounted, I have decided to use ball bearings instead of tapered

Re: Swedish 7cyl radial pictures updated again

joakim.svedin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:55:07 GMT

Yes, they are VW 1600 cylinders, pistons, and 'cut apart' Dual port 1600 heads.

Re: Swedish 7cyl radial pictures updated again

mict04 — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:38:21 GMT

Were you using VW cylinders, pistons and heads.

Re: New plans

Everett Perkins — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:52:41 GMT

I'm in midcoast Maine and building the R-180, what part of maine are you from? Everett ... From: windshir1978 To: HCIRadialbuilder@yahoogroups.com Sent:

Re: Swedish 7cyl radial pictures updated again

joakim.svedin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:07:24 GMT

... Hi Phil! The 'tube' is a weldup -as you can see in the pictures. It is basically built of small chunks of aluminium put in a circle. Actually the lifter

Re: Swedish 7cyl radial pictures updated again

Phil Dorothy — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:12:47 GMT

... Joakim, Wow! Look at you go. Is the housing a weldment? What did you use for the "tube" part? Thing look like they are getting LARGE. Do you really

Re: Swedish 7cyl radial pictures updated again

joakim.svedin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:07:06 GMT

... Some more photos added, of my new tool, and one of the lifter housing.

New plans

windshir1978 — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:41:18 GMT

The wife just gave me a set of r-220 plans for rhe holidays. Merry Christmas. I'll start at the beginning of the post so that I don't ask the same questions

Merry Christmas to you all.

Everett Perkins — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:04:24 GMT

Merry Christmas Joakim. You asked what we were using for materials for the rods and I thought that I could remmember the plans saying 6061. My memory was

Merry Christmas to you all.

joakim.svedin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:22:04 GMT

I have been busy in the garage all morning, playing with my christmas gift, an old drilling/milling machine, will post a picture later. off to my parents for a

Re: Swedish 7cyl radial pictures updated again

Phil Dorothy — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:55:25 GMT

... Photos, photos......please.

Re: Master and link/articular rods material.

Everett Perkins — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:58:20 GMT

I believe they are 6061 on the plans joakim, when I get home I'll check. Everett On Dec 15, 2009, joakim.svedin wrote: What grade