[Lyle Swallows]

I'm going to have to put on my jacket when I look at your post.  I get cold just looking.  Probably won't have an engine cooling problem!  

Nice to have a another certified mechanic specializing in helicopters on board and participating.  Good luck with your project.

Is your mast stand for the purpose of rebuilding the rotor head back up?

Engine cooling is never an issue here unless it's a REAL ISSUE haha. i would love to change to electric fans in the future after the initial build is finished. better Alternator, and electric water pump at that stage too.

Yes! i just got my teeter friction last night, at the topside of 12lbs which i like for the initial setup to allow it to break in, will be making the hub centering tool soon. it's also for upright storage since i cant have it installed and move the machine in and out of my garage... tedious.

i think i'll use it for Static Blade balance and blade sweep aswell. may make it out of metal at that point, this was just to get it off the ground and tables. Jealous of your Joe Huff engine Sam!