<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Here are the weights I have for the Various mounts Merle makes....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>AR - 4oz-- Standard 140 type mount been around for years and years Requires a fuse mounted nose ring</DIV> <DIV>...Isolator is like 1" thick</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>AR (A) - 2oz --Lightweight version or the AR has Aluminum beams and weight savings.... Isolator is about 5/8" thick</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>ARI-- 7oz -- The ARI mount has the nose ring incorporated...Same basic Isolator as the AR but is beefed up to accommodate the Nose ring Cantilevered from the Firewall.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>ARI (A) --4oz-- Similar Isolator to the AR (A) but has the ring incorporated and beefed up for the Nose ring off the firewall also.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you are making an AR type mount and its 5.5oz you are about 35-40% over weight.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>and really overweight compared to the AR (A) that mount at 2oz is really the best solution for a normal Pattern install.....You can use a 1/8" aircraft ply firewall and a Fuse mounted nose ring. Save lots of weight. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You should get the real deal</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>With the AR(A)....That equals a 3.5oz savings over your home brew....On the tail that means about 6-7ozs to balance just the motor mount.....This means you can either not have to add as much weight to balance or you can build the tail lighter and save even more weight.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Troy</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </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> N pannell</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 21, 2002 12:21 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Mount Weight</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Could anyone give me the weight of a Hyde mount for a 1.40? The one that<BR>requires a nose ring specifically (AR) I believe. I made a homemade soft mount<BR>that looks great and seems sturdy but weighs in at a hefty 5.5 oz.<BR>Thanks ,<BR>Neal Pannell NSRCA 1448<BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do you Yahoo!?<BR>Yahoo! Mail Plus – Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now.<BR>http://mailplus.yahoo.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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML><br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href='http://explorer.msn.com'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>