I took a little trip to Mexico, MO to the Zenith Aircraft Company open house and 20th anniversary celebration.  While I was there, I got a chance to check out a Zodiac fuselage that was mostly assembled (the quick-build kit).  I also got a chance to talk with William Wynne about the the Corvair engine, and saw two nice examples of Corvair installations, courtesy of Lynn Dingenfelder and Dave Gardea.

Here are some pics I took at the event:

The three pictures below highlight the carburetor / cabin heat.  The box surrounds the exhaust pipe on the right side, and the air flow changes direction depending on whether the hot air is being drawn from the engine housing into the carburetor using engine pressure, or from the outside air scoop through the heat muff into the cabin or engine compartment.

Dual fuel pumps with a pressure sensor.

Fuel Flow meter - Dave Gardea has this because his glass panel measures fuel flow this way.

Lines to the oil cooler

The oil cooler

The Nason switch - shuts down the fuel pump in the event of loss of oil pressure.

Exhaust temperature sensors.

Baffles seen thru nose bowl.

Alternator - on front of engine.

It was very helpful to have a chance to talk to folks who have successful Corvair installations on their Zodiacs.