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Thanks, Dan. Tom J. already sent me a 1993 list. I'm wondering if someone (you?) can find me a more recent one. I think my kit is around 2005, give or take a little.

I have a late-Skystar Model IV-1200 fuselage kit that I acquired secondhand. The documentation I received did not include an inventory or detailed parts list. I'm wondering if anybody out there has a ...

Thanks, Jay. Any more Model IV owners want to chime in on the location and alignment of the line of thrust?

Incidentally, I'm not averse to discussing the merits of my engine choice, but that discu ...

Thanks, Rick. Yes, I know the Series 5-7 is larger at the firewall.

But if the Series 5-7 manual has the line of thrust I would expect the Series IV to have it also. Anybody better at finding it th ...

Thanks, Mark, for your helpful and thoughtful reply. I really don't want to turn this thread into an extensive discussion of the merits of various Kitfox engine/airframe combinations. If that happens ...

I'm trying very hard not to appear snippy or ungrateful, but all I really want to know is what the line of thrust is supposed to be. Is there anybody who actually knows what that is? Please don't dist ...

I don't have a "factory" cowl either. I'm using a custom cowl that fits the Corvair engine better than the usual round Kitfox cowls. I can put this cowl wherever I want after I get the engin ...

Again: what are you talking about, Dave? Whatever it is you are saying, I appreciate the effort, but it is no response to what I"m asking.

Let me try again.

I have a Kitfox Model IV-1200. T ...

What is the "firewall centerline" you're referring to? Is that the lateral line drawn through the two middle engine mounts I'm looking at?

A few degrees? What does that mean? Angles are d ...

Can anybody tell me where the line of thrust for a Kitfox Model IV-1200 should be located? I've looked through my manual a bit and haven't found it yet.

I'm not sure how the factory described it, b ...

Check out Great Plains Aircraft Supply for info on the web. They're VW masters.

They're here:

http://www.greatplainsas.com/index.html

If you are replying on this list to a previous post, aren't you supposed to hit the "Post Reply" button, not "New Topic"?

I ask because that's the norm on every other bulletin b ...

Norm,

I have a question for you: what's the distance from the firewall to the front shoulder or plane of the motor? Or from the firewall to the inside rear wall of the cowl? What I'm looking for is ...

John, thanks.

I've ordered William Wynne's Corvair manual.

That's what intrigues me: quiet, smooth, powerful, and simple. No re-drive, no turbo. And economical, too! GM did something right with ...

Ooops! I didn't mean to start a "pile on the factory" thread. I just meant to relay the fact that I couldn't get this from the factory because I didn't want someone to "helpfully" ...

I think it's time to stir this thread up again, especially since I'm now shopping for engine options for my newly-acquired Model IV-1200 kit.

My preliminary research has uncovered the following cur ...

Lots of peekers, no proffers?

I just bought a Kitfox Model IV unassembled kit from the original purchaser. My purchase includes no firewall-forward items.

So I'm researching engines and need to know the maximum internal width o ...