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HELLDIVERS
PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 9:50 am 
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HI I HUNG THE R2600 ON THE A25 LAST WEEK :shock: PHOTOS TO BE POSTED SOON. IT LOOKS LIKE A REAL A/C NOW :wink:IM MAKING COWLINGS RIGHT NOW :cry: MORE PHOTOS SOON!! THANKS MIKE

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Congrats Mike!
Going to have to get up there again soon....
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That's great news Mike!

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Congratulations on your milestone! R2600 or R2800?

Hopefully I'll be hanging the engine on my T-6 in a month or two as well. Still need 4 good cylinders though.
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R-2600 Wright Cyclone

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Purty! Are you sure the USAAC didn't polish those? :lol:
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Hey Mike,

Is that a 40/41 Willys in the background?

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BEEEUUTIIIFFFUULL!!!!!!!

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Mikey !!!!!!!!


Your pic's look OUTSTANDING. I might have to take ride up there SOON. See the project in person .

Very good photo's.

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Gorgeous work Mike!!!! She's really starting to look whole again..thanks
for your drive and dedication!! I'm having a "gray matter" short circuit
right now.."she" and "well hung" are conflicted running programs..I think
it's time for my nappy...

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Mike,

Quick question for you. Not that I am doubting your skill here by a long shot, but are you gonna do the paint work yourself or are you gonna let the "folks" at the aircrafts new residence handle that ?? And just out of curiousity, what would the paint work consist of ? I ask because I have never seen photo's of the Army Air Corps version of the Helldiver before. And we all know what the Navy did for paint jobs on their planes...blue and blue....

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Beautiful work as always, Mr. Rawson.

I think it's time to begin planning the hijacking of a certain flatbed trailer somewhere between Anoka and Dayton... :wink:

(Drool)

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HI YES THE A25 WILL BE PAINTED IN ITS O.D,GRAY,WITH LIGHT GREEN SCALLOPS ON ALL LEADING/TRAILING EDGES,YELLOW SERIAL NO.AND WHITE BUZZ NUMBER BEFORE IT LEAVES THE SHOP.I HAVE SEEN A PHOTO OF AN A25 IN BARE METAL BUT THIS ONE WILL BE PAINTED.YES THATS A 40 WILLYS IN THE BACK GROUND,EX GASSER FROM SO.CALIFORNIA AREA,PARKED NEXT TO MY 40 WILLYS PICK UP ALSO AN EX GASSER FROM THE 60S!LOTS OF FUN!! :D THANKS MIKE

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Congrats from all of us here down under who love warbirds !! :D

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Mike - its so beautiful I can't help but wish it was going to be a flyer.
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