"Great Punkin" - Franklin 220 Conversion
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Above: Tailcone view of BAS tail-pull handle installation.  One below:  Tail-pull handles retracted and (two below)  and extended.
Above:  The new Franklin and McCauley C201 prop.
Man, that thing is HUGE!  80 inch diameter will make a big disc!
Below:  Franklin exhaust system.  Note ball-in-socket type manifold-muffler-pipe system.  Very slick installation.  That carburetor airbox is HUGE too!
Above:  Integral fire sleeve oil cooler and return lines installed, CH48109 oil filter (12gpm flow) and 3" heater scat hoses.

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Below:  Installing accesories... from upper left corner - clockwise:  starter solenoid, Zeftronics alternator control unit, oil cooler, SkyTech starter, Slick magnetos, 60-amp Prestolite alternator.  Note that maintenance access is straightforward - R&R of any item is doable by merely opening the original gull-wing cowling door!
Above:  Top view of the new Franklin.  Crank case breather and EDM probs in place.
This pic taken in 2004 during tailcone rebuild.  It gives much better detail on the tailpull handle install than the original pic.