Supermotive

Here's the fix if your breaking the bolt for the steering rod.

 

Travis

I am already looking for other gear options for my Mark IV after the first test run. I'm pretty handy with metal and would not mind at all building a set. I even have a spare Mark IV airframe to jig it off of. I'm going to search through the threads and see what you all have been doing and if anyone has documented their gear builds. 

Vance

It is a Phazer motor and he built his own adapter.  

The PTO shaft is the same taper as the Rotax.  After you trim a little off the end you can put a RK400 clutch on it.  The C box looks like it was machined down because it was too long for everything to line up on the Phazer motor.  I am working on the same thing but if you check the Yamaha conversion Facebook group, I think there may be an adapter coming soon that is similar to the Apex adapter.

 

What hp and weight does that engine produce?

the motor is advertised as 80hp. With the gearbox, adapter, throttle bodies and clutch it came in at 109 lbs, exhaust will be around 7lbs. I think it’s going to be a bit heavier than the 582  fwf but not much. The complete 582 fwf came in at 129 minus the prop.

Just saying hello, been lurking here a while but finally joined since I got some projects caught up and can focus on my kitfox now.  I acquired a kitfox II a couple years ago it was at a nearly completed state but I have decided to dismantle it and start over. Plans are to implement a few of the great ideas found here and also add a few of my own. The major modification I’m undertaking is the removal of the 582 and installing an 07 Yamaha Phazer engine that I have been developing. So as the build progresses I’ll try to keep the thread updated and look foreword to any ideas and input.

I'm sorry but why would someone own something and just throw it in the trash.  I'm not talking about letting a car or plane sit and say "someday" but own the rights to a Beatles album and press zero records all the while people are begging for more pressings while you empty trash cans at a studio.  It's just so Syd Barrett.  Why is this bloke so down?  I mean kitfox is exploding right now.  Avid is the original kitfox.  The story of it all is worth so much and avid seems to have dibs on this story.  I would give anything to understand an airplane like Murphy or Brett or any of these guys who dream, plan, design, build and foster.  It's almost as if it's a living thing with an entire ecosystem and culture surrounding it.  I'd give my life to Avids if I owned it.  I'd wake up every morning and weld and build, understand and grow and fly.  Then once I was sure, I'd work on making it better.  All the while, barley keeping the lights on making service parts.  There's a whole fan club just waiting to give you their money.  It could be so easy to make a successful venture and move it to the next level.  Can a sidexside be as good as a cub?  I'd sure love to know the answer. Could an avid kit sell for 15 grand and still be safe and profitable? Bang out 25 model D units and see where it takes you.  Then move to the next idea.  Get a killer social media buzz going.  Shit there's a total of 17 Avid videos on all of youtube the the only one where a person speaks about the airplane is the raven set.  Shit I'll make the damn videos.  There's more Murphy Rebel vids than Avid features.  I mean bring it all back around the the working guys who want to fly.   Maybe I'm out of line here but I made my bones on the old Pirate4x4 board where we would talk shit and burn down 100's of pages of threads.  Once again I'm sorry for the rant but men are clocking a short few years until they can't fly anymore.  Every day something sits is another day someone's dream dies.  This old man theme seems to be a common thread among aviation.  Old timers on the homebuilt forum trying to sell their bi plane passions and the rich guys on the other cub and fox forums talking about a $35,000 dollar upgrade here and there.  Where does a 27 to 50 year old guy making $40k to 70k per year go to find his fix.  We have skills and know how to make it happen but not much money.  We are still healthy enough to go out into a cold shop and build a fire in the buck stove and put some music on and build.  Here on the avid forum is where I find myself.  The seeming sweet spot for those who can but can't afford to be on those other boards.  This also provides a chance for younger people to get into aviation and we are missing out.  I wish someone had shown me an avid when I was 27 years old and spending 1000's of dollars on jeeps, motorcycles and chasing futureless broads with tight shirts and tattoos. Each day that passes I get closer to being that sick old man with a warehouse full of potential that never saw any wind under it's wings.  Today I fought with my lady about bringing home a super rare ford 1.7L V4 engine which powered the Saab Sonnet and was in skid steers and snow cats in the US.  She asked, "when does it end?" I said never.  It's 50 bucks from my buddy from work for fucks sake. I will forever want, buy and foster these special gas and oil icons and do my very best to make them better than when I found them and make sure when I am gone someone has the light to see their own dreams become reality.  Give me Avid, an Avid or an idea of Avid and I will make it fly.  Not one 69 Camaro was harmed in the making of this post. 

I just purchased a project Avid C, it’s basically a frame and few extra parts so this gives me the chance to make upgrades, improvements and mods. One mod I can’t seem to find much info is the fuselage stretch; I’ve performed searches but come up lacking enough info to feel comfortable with doing this mod. What is the best approach, when adding lengths of tubing, larger tubing size to slide over existing tubes or insert rod inside and keep tubing same size? And the subject of welding, gas torch or wire feed machine? Your opinion and sharing of knowledge is greatly appreciated.

 

 

The best way to accomplish this would be to get together with Brett at Airdale. He has a jig to accomplish this while keeping the alignment correct. This mod is usually done with MIG welding (the same as the original manufacture).

This is what I am trying

Would you share details please? Pm if you would like with pictures, details, and price. 

 I talk to this gentleman, the biggest problem with this will be he doesn't have any paperwork whatsoever ,not even a bill of sale or any proof of ownership, buyer beware 

what’s the problem? My kitfox II came with zero paper work and I had my registration less than two weeks after applying?

any inside on how you did that

I don't remember what the Reno kit looked like or if there were pictures of it either for that mater.  Supermotive, where abouts are you located?  JImChuk

How does this thing look? It seems there is a lot missing for $8500. I think he may have been selling it for $5000 a couple years back in Reno. There is no serial number anywhere. A lot of the parts seem used. There is some surface rust in corners. I know this thing was outside for some time. I don’t mind a project but I do not want to get burnt.  Thoughts?