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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 3:51 pm 
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The boring parts, treating corrosion around the base of the windscreen and gun sight mount.

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After all that I started test fitting various bits and pieces around the gun sight mount, some will stay in place ,others
need more work

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Got the instrument invertor mounted after some profanity and brute force

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Then onto scrubbing and sorting panels to replace the ones stripped out of the cockpit

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A GGS control unit & switch panel was restored and installed along with a intercom amp.

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I located 897's audio panel base plate in amongst all the junk and gave it a bit of TLC

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Now onto rebuilding the observers switch panel.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 8:54 am 
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Some great looking progress there Steve. It must be fun to discover parts in your "junque" pile that used to belong to your Venom.
As far as the profanity goes, I like to say that sometimes, a few good curse words are the best tools in the tool box :D

Thanks for the update.
What is to be her eventual fate?

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:44 pm 
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DH82EH wrote:
What is to be her eventual fate?


If I can build a complete airframe then her fate will be ground runs and the odd high speed taxy down the runway at Camden.
She will remain in the museums collection.

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