Re: Good Deal?

nitrosmeller Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:57 pm

SWEET YES YOU DID GET A VERY GOOD DEAL READ THE FORUM

Godsey3.0 Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:38 pm

I ran the Space Hopper. Absolutely excellent! It is definitley going on a CL plane. I have not run the Killer Bee. I was not sure whether I would sell it or not. I decided not to. I got it all polished and nice looking. I am going to work with it and really make it scream. I will find a Combat Wing for it. Now to find a beam mount CL plane.

Rolla

lousyflyer Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:44 pm

I once had a Space Hopper that ran very well. nice engine.

microflitedude Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:00 pm

Godsey3.0 wrote:That still does not explain why it appears to be so valuable. What makes it unique?

Like Travis said, not many were produced. Plus it's got some valuable parts in it like the crankshaft, gold anodized crankcase, .051 cylinder/piston, etc.

ahrma_581 Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:59 am

WingingIt74 wrote:Not many made and it's a high performance engine.

...and fewer left. Don't they have a weak piston? (Something to take into consideration if you are going to use it hard.)

WingingIt74 Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:05 am

ahrma_581 wrote:...and fewer left. Don't they have a weak piston? (Something to take into consideration if you are going to use it hard.)

No, that would be the Venom, I believe.

microflitedude Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:35 am

WingingIt74 wrote:
ahrma_581 wrote:...and fewer left. Don't they have a weak piston? (Something to take into consideration if you are going to use it hard.)

No, that would be the Venom, I believe.

The Aerotools site said the piston was lightened.

EXModelEngines Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:17 pm

The Killer Bee used the lightened, thinwall piston. This is not to say you may see a mixture of parts like an 'original' Killer Bee with a regular piston, but the early ones had the high-flow backplate, yellow needle extension stem, thinwall piston with SPI cylinder, lightened/balanced crankshaft, and gold anodized case with stainless steel thrust washer.

Matt

WingingIt74 Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:26 pm

How does that differ from the Venom?

Godsey3.0 Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:49 pm

This just topped it. Cost me $15. Yes it is what it looks like.

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WingingIt74 Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:50 pm

Holy mother of COX engines Batman! Nice Score!

Godsey3.0 Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:57 pm

I about died when my friend pulled it out of his shed. He goes to tons of swap meets and got this recently. He knows I like CL so he holds onto things for me. I asked what he wanted and he said $15. I did not even try to haggle. Just pulled it out and handed it over.

Is this and RR1 or and RR2? What is the difference? Does the latter exist or did I make it up somehow in my mind?

Anyone know the name of the plane? I was wanting to fix the fins and fly it with the RR.

Rolla

WingingIt74 Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:00 pm

~1958-1965 RR1

microflitedude Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:02 pm

WOW! Nice one!

Reggie @ VGE made some RR2s, Fit90 has a couple of them. They were not produced by Cox.

Godsey3.0 Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:15 pm

I got it all free and moving nice. Oiled it and started working on the tail of the plane. Not sure what it was supposed to look like so I just started sanding and cutting. Got the tail pieces painted and drying.

Rolla

lousyflyer Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:30 pm

What does it say on the wing?

mitchg95 Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:31 pm

holy $#%@ great find, ive been wanting to get a rr1 for a WHILE i will have to sack up and buy one someday

mitchg95 Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:34 pm

Godsey3.0 wrote:Forgot to add. He had a Babe Bee that had a Spark Plug. Had a purple conversion head and the spark plug had a wire attached to it. These were all at a Hobby Shop in Muncie Indiana.

Rolla

can you get a pic of that babe bee sparky? how much is he asking?

**Admin** Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:44 pm

Godsey3.0 wrote:This just topped it. Cost me $15. Yes it is what it looks like.

DAMN!

HOLY

where am I when these deals go down? I go to about every swap meet, antique sale, flea market and (good looking) garage sales I come across and I never find anything like that! I thought I did good when my uncle beat me to a $3 RC Bee (that he gave me shortly after) but DAMN!

Godsey3.0 Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:51 pm

Are these engines timed to only run in one direction?

It says Cynce on the wing.

We were running the engine but after many runs and several stopped runs, we cannot get it to run in the correct direction. I was wanting to fly tomorrow but do not have any reverse props.

microflitedude Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:00 pm

Godsey3.0 wrote:Are these engines timed to only run in one direction?

It says Cynce on the wing.

We were running the engine but after many runs and several stopped runs, we cannot get it to run in the correct direction. I was wanting to fly tomorrow but do not have any reverse props.

They will only run in one direction unless additional holes are drilled in the disc valve. Open her up and take a picture of the disc valve.

Godsey3.0 Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:14 pm

I checked it out and the only way to have the piston go up and it be open is when it goes backwards. The other direction would blow the fuel out of the venturi. That is a bummer. Now I need to find a regular pusher prop. Not the three blade.

Godsey3.0 Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:15 pm

Mine is same as here.

http://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/images/cox_rr_1_parts.jpg

WingingIt74 Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:17 pm

What a horrible deal, might as well pitch it in the trash... by the way what's your home address Smile

Godsey3.0 Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:19 pm

Do not feel so bad Jacob. My dad started to think I was lucky too. We walked into the house and he told my Mother that they need to buy me a lottery car.

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