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Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:47 pm
Don't want to let go of them, but perhaps this will suffice for now (scan I made years ago of one of the bigger boxes).
Bela P. Havasreti
Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:52 am
Thanks for posting the photos of the original NAA package Rich. Very cool.
Chappie
Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:54 pm
Pretty cool..........
Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:40 am
Wow, that is too cool!
Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:06 pm
23 is back together-

The corrosion in the cockpit rail-



The replacement rail next to the old one-



On 22 we have been in cleanup mode-

1941 metal exposed after all these years-

I can see myself.
1980s Grey was sprayed over the 1944 Corpus Christie green, too bad it didn't stick-
Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:49 pm
51fixer wrote:23 is back together-

The corrosion in the cockpit rail-



The replacement rail next to the old one-



On 22 we have been in cleanup mode-

1941 metal exposed after all these years-

I can see myself.
1980s Grey was sprayed over the 1944 Corpus Christie green, too bad it didn't stick-

Guess you wil break out the dry ice gun on the grey paint? Is all that rail corrosion from years of wear and tear on the rail?
Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:09 pm
Lynn Allen wrote:51fixer wrote:23 is back together-

The corrosion in the cockpit rail-



The replacement rail next to the old one-



On 22 we have been in cleanup mode-

1941 metal exposed after all these years-

I can see myself.
1980s Grey was sprayed over the 1944 Corpus Christie green, too bad it didn't stick-

Guess you wil break out the dry ice gun on the grey paint? Is all that rail corrosion from years of wear and tear on the rail?
Lynn, Let me know if you want the day shift or swing shift.
Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:00 pm
Rich, slow as it is right now, I'll take them both....
Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:40 pm
A while back I rebuilt a Spitfire Tailwheel. I have got it on the Spit now.
Here it is together-

Comparing old bearings with the new. Bearings are the same as front on a 1920s Fordson Tractor or Model A.

In Place-

Spit Seat-

Area under the seat-

Fuel tank area. MLG actuators art the bottom-

Back side of the upper spar-
Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:54 pm
I remember those plain nuts with the end of the bolts staked from somewhere! POF PRXIX engine mount or Jim Mott's Sea Fury?
Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:29 pm
Rich, what kind of floor jack are you using on the tail wheel area?
Thanks
Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:25 am
Lynn Allen wrote:Rich, what kind of floor jack are you using on the tail wheel area?
Thanks
Motorcycle jack!
Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:11 pm
mustanglover wrote:Lynn Allen wrote:Rich, what kind of floor jack are you using on the tail wheel area?
Thanks
Motorcycle jack!
Wow, I would have never guessed that...
Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:23 pm
Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:58 pm
They got a great shot of the F-16 and Jim flying away looking up at the aft end.
To bad they retired the blimps. That would have been a great shot looking down on them.
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