cleveland brakes

[jldavis@courtlandtwp.org]

Hi, I have a chief 1946 11ac and would like to convert the bakes to cleveland. need help with the stc#. would also like to put a electric starter on it. it's a c65. any ideas??? Jerry davis, rockford mich 49341 616 262 8515. thanks

[John Baker]

Jerry,

I'm pretty sure there is no STC for converting the 11AC to modern Cleveland brakes. SafeAir has a conversion for Champs, but none for Chiefs. Regarding your question about the starter, you would need to convert to an C-85-12 engine to add a starter to the best of my knowledge.

John Baker
Chief N86176
www.hangar9aeroworks.com

[melbern1@earthlink.net]

been doing homework on this. seems that continental made an a 65-12/12f that had a crankcase and accessory case of a c75-12/12f but kept all the other parts of the a 65. the c 75 assessory case will take a starter."www.bandcspecialtys" makes a 10 lb small starter that is faa approved. you might want to try for a field approval via 337 to put a c 75-12 on the chief. best source is from ercoupe model 415c bernie