So I've been going to rick for a while to get things lapped, balanced, broken in, pressed in, etc...and because I recently started a job that does not allow me any spare time, but extra money...I asked if he'd be willing to stack my motor for me...



Well, he thought about it for a while, and he said he'd do it!! I stacked my last one, it went great, just got tired of the bridge port...and I blew those rotary aviation seals, well, the seals didn't break, but lots of other things in my motor did (took it apart running 6months after the incident though)



Anyways, I'm super excited about him doing it...so far he's ported, lapped, dowel pinned the irons, and balanced the S4 low comp rotors.



This engine is going to be TIGHT.



He hasn't built a non-race application motor since like the late 80's

 

Thats huge. I went to school with his son in the late 80's. I wish I had been interested in rotary engines then. I might have had an inside connection to getting myself some good deals.

 

post a pic of Rick. doing your engine. tell him I said hello. one day I'll have the honor in shaking his hand..

 

here you go

 

awesome

 

low comp rotors, balanced, bearings broken in on lathe



ready to go

 

ported/lapped by rick himself



ignore the surface rusting, we got that boeshield stuff to clean up before assembly

 

front/rear counterweights were bought blank, and then balanced to match the rotors



the whole assembly was 200grams off weight until after balancing

 

dowel pinned

 

nice pics!