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West epoxy with milled fibers. The “box” is laminated E glass cloth and carbon fibre.
Build 1993 80, BUILD, another "it has begun" for fjbj40!
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Wow, that sounds like a whole new skillset is required 
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Not super difficult, just practice, it’s part of my professional skill set as an aircraft mechanic/structural repair tech.Wow, that sounds like a whole new skillset is required
Clean work !
Very nice !
Very nice !
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Did not want a constant hot feeding the winch for safety reasons. Luckily I have the OEM main “magnet” that I control with a switch and added a power indication lamp powered by the output side.
Switch and lamp courtesy of aircraft recycling
I dislike zip ties so I control wires by lacing cord, same as in aviation applications.
One thing I must say is there is not a lot of real estate in the 80’s engine bay!
Did not want a constant hot feeding the winch for safety reasons. Luckily I have the OEM main “magnet” that I control with a switch and added a power indication lamp powered by the output side.
Switch and lamp courtesy of aircraft recycling
I dislike zip ties so I control wires by lacing cord, same as in aviation applications.
One thing I must say is there is not a lot of real estate in the 80’s engine bay!
Just learned this button exists! Thanks for that.
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Added a switched buss bar. Used fuse tap on charge 7.5 amp fuse. A 5 amp fuse feeds the buss, it’s only for relay activation.
There is a empty spot in the fuse box that can use a 95220-21000 (20 amp) relay. Female spades need to be added but it’s doable. I thought about it as I have all necessary parts but didn’t feel like doing it.
There is a empty spot in the fuse box that can use a 95220-21000 (20 amp) relay. Female spades need to be added but it’s doable. I thought about it as I have all necessary parts but didn’t feel like doing it.
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2.2kw starter rebuild.
4 new bearings, rubber seal each side vs the factory ones which are only sealed one side, 1 has both sides sealed but replaced it anyways.
Bearings were crunchy.
Everything was thoroughly cleaned. Even the bendix sprag clutch.
All gears and sprag lubricated with moly based waterproof lithium grease.
Plunger and contacts replaced with OEM parts.
All I can say is wow! This starter motor now sounds way better, spins the engine over way better.
Total parts cost about $100 Canadian.
Contacts were compressed with a large clamp before tightening.
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4 new bearings, rubber seal each side vs the factory ones which are only sealed one side, 1 has both sides sealed but replaced it anyways.
Bearings were crunchy.
Everything was thoroughly cleaned. Even the bendix sprag clutch.
All gears and sprag lubricated with moly based waterproof lithium grease.
Plunger and contacts replaced with OEM parts.
All I can say is wow! This starter motor now sounds way better, spins the engine over way better.
Total parts cost about $100 Canadian.
Contacts were compressed with a large clamp before tightening.
View attachment 3999343
I don’t think I've seen a complete starter rebuild thread yet. Good work
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