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leewwalton
 Post subject: Conical - Dynafocal
PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:11 am 
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Hypothetically [;)] if one were to come across a good deal on a run-out conical mount 0-320 and the same said person also had a dynafocal mount is there any reason one could not swap out the case with a later model dynafocal case when the same said person was overhauling the motor?

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leewwalton
 Post subject: Conical - Dynafocal
PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 5:50 pm 
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Really?!?! Not one of you engine experts has an answer on this? I find that hard to believe.

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Bill Williams
 Post subject: Conical - Dynafocal
PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:16 pm 
Finally got on the website............
Why not or send the conical case to Divco and have them make it a dynafocal mount.........


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leewwalton
 Post subject: Conical - Dynafocal
PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 8:33 pm 
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I had my money on you knowing the answer ... didn't know that was a possibility.

Thanks Bill!

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 Post subject: Conical - Dynafocal
PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:21 pm 
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Why 'hypothesize'?

I suspect that the answer would depend on which conical case& which dynafocal case. However, at least some (if not all) conical cases can be milled to convert them to dynafocal at some of the better engine shops.

Having said that, I've flown both& never seen/felt any overwhelming operational advantage to the dynafocal,& there's a *huge* financial disadvantage of several hundred dollars for the mount rubbers.

FWIW,

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fbeeman
 Post subject: Conical - Dynafocal
PostPosted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 3:29 pm 
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Does anyone know where I could get a conical mount for my 0-320 flatback?


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Bill Williams
 Post subject: Conical - Dynafocal
PostPosted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 4:35 pm 
No such animal, the solution is the aluminum ring adapter.


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Bill Williams
 Post subject: Conical - Dynafocal
PostPosted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:39 am 
Is there a demand for a "true" conical mount? as opposed of having Divco convert to a dynafocal mount. I think the cost is around $500.00.


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