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A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
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Where to get an engine

Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:16 am

Allison V3420 or 1710?

Re: Where to get an engine

Mon Aug 24, 2015 4:16 am

This is a warbird site and no one knows where to find an engine? Are there any other sites that may know?

Re: Where to get an engine

Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:19 am

For the V-3420, you can either forget it, or invest heavily in CAD/CAM. It was a very short experimental production run with a high attrition rate. Any existing engines are in museums that won't want to get rid of them without trading for something rarer or more interesting. Good luck with that.

For a 1710, first figure out which variation you need. Then secure $20K-50K cash in hand for a core engine. Go to Barnstormers.com and make it known that you have said cash. Be patient.

Re: Where to get an engine

Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:32 pm

This should get you going. Have pen and checkbook in hand.

http://www.yanceyallisons.com/
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