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LAWRENCE'S WEB SITE
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Date: 6-19-2015
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Number of Hours: 24.00
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Brief Description: Azalea Sypder 100hp -- Corvair
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After my procrastinations and misdirected good intentions over 3-4 years -- Bill Clapp bailed me out and agreed to assemble my engine using his lower end and heads -- the integral front bearing (IFB) he has patented. Essentially this is now a 100hp Spyder, with the same AeroInjector Bill uses on his Tailwind, double points ignition and his rear alternator and starter setup so there are no belts to break and the bulk of the parts are readily available at my local auto/motorcycle dealer.
Bill kept letting me postpone the pick-up date as I waffled from CH701, MiniCoupe, Sonerai and Buttercup projects over as many years -- Bill gets the long-suffering patience award -- he is a great guy, but probably thought the engine was going to clutter up his shop forever.
Bill had my 2700cc Azalea-Spider engine set up on his test stand -- started on the first bump and ran it up and down the RPM range for about 15-minutes -- really, really smooth (big grin here!!). His philosophy of keeping things simple takes lots of planning, preparation and know-how, but in the end there are no belts or other external drives to maintain and the majority of any needed replacement parts are readily available through non-exotic sources -- just takes thought and planning to pull it altogether in an aviation ready unit. An hour or so later it had cooled enough to come off the stand, and a gazillion hours later it was home and on its own dolly in the shop…
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Bill Clapp starting "my" engine
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Corvairs sound wonderful -- and smooth !!
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Safely home -- 229# wet, w/o exhaust..
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