<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Lee,</DIV> <DIV>That's exactly how I managed the ARI nose ring on my 1st Webra, by flipping it so it was as forward as possible. Still working well. The 2nd is being used on a standard beam mount without a nose ring.</DIV> <DIV>Wade</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Lee Davis</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 20, 2002 5:31 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Webra nose ring</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>I've used the ARI with YS nose ring, as is, on a couple of Webra<BR>installations, but it's been a while. I think I might have flipped the nose<BR>ring over, moving it a little further forward to a narrower part of the<BR>taper.<BR><BR>I'll check on this and get back.<BR><BR>Lee Davis<BR>Piedmont Models<BR>http://www.piedmontmodels.com/<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Jerry Budd" <jbudd@QNET.COM><BR>To: <discussion@nsrca.org><BR>Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 4:15 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Webra nose ring<BR><BR><BR>> John,<BR>><BR>> The nose ring that Merle uses on the ARI mount is made by Clayton<BR>> Foster. Since the mount/nose ring you have is for a YS the fix to<BR>> make it work with a Webra is REAL easy. Remove the stock O-ring. Go<BR>> to your local auto parts store (I went to Pep Boys) and get a 3mm<BR>> wide x 32mm ID x 38mm OD metric O-ring and install it. It's a<BR>> perfect fit in the nose ring housing and on the tapered front case of<BR>> the Webra (the brand I purchased is Metric Tite #64632, ~$1.49 for 4).<BR>><BR>> Jerry<BR>><BR>><BR>> >A tight fit is not the best situation. You are transferring a lot<BR>> >of vibration here that is best avoided. It will also wear out. Why<BR>> >not contact Bully, at losborn@hwy97.net and order a Bully/Webra nose<BR>> >ring from him that fits. $9<BR>> ><BR>> >--Lance<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >John Crozier <sjcrozier@comcast.net><BR>> >Sent by: discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>> ><BR>> >09/19/2002 12:46 PM<BR>> >Please respond to discussion<BR>> ><BR>> > To: nsrca discussion <discussion@nsrca.org><BR>> > cc:<BR>> > Subject: Webra nose ring<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >I have an ARI mount for the Webra/Focus. (learned shortly after the<BR>purchase<BR>> >that the soft mount ain't necessary, but that's another story)<BR>> >Anyway, the YS O ring in the nose ring/mount is too tight. (Webra is<BR>> >tapered and this is a close as Merle can come)<BR>> >I have replaced the original O ring with 1/8 fuel tube.<BR>> >When installed on the Webra, the tubing compresses to about 1/16 and<BR>gives a<BR>> >tight, but usable fit.<BR>> >Any reason why this should not be feasible?<BR>> >Thanx...croz<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >=====================================<BR>> ># To be removed from this list, send a message to<BR>> ># discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>> ># and put leave discussion on the first line of the body.<BR>> >#<BR>><BR>><BR>> --<BR>> ___________<BR>> Jerry Budd<BR>> mailto:jbudd@qnet.com<BR>> =====================================<BR>> # To be removed from this list, send a message to<BR>> # discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>> # and put leave discussion on the first line of the body.<BR>> #<BR><BR>=====================================<BR># To be removed from this list, send a message to <BR># discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR># and put leave discussion on the first line of the body.<BR>#<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>