Buckchop

Moved on to the skylight mountin, and waitin for 1” tubing to weldin the Xbrace over pilot head and the Cathedral ceiling in the rear so im fitting the seaplane door on the right and the wolf window on the left. Also the T3 tailwheel came in. 
And still waiting on supplies to repair the two longerons between the gear leg attachments. 

Well I got the pa12?seat truss welded into the frame, yolk mounted, and the seat mounted, onto the next piece. Picked up some nice birch for the floor today also. Hahahaaaa

Yea a few so far and there b a few more i found out. But all is good mining season is almost over and ill get to spend all-day all-winter in the mancave shop and get “Fiona” back to looking like a princess instead of a ugly Oger. Hahahahaaaaaa  

Yea my teachers didnt like me much, was to much into partying and causing trouble, that y i got booted off the North Pole Patriots high school football team, well that and chewing tobacco. So after that i quit school and went to work.  And think that is finally PAYING off!!!!!!!!!!

Well started the tubing install. Got the cowl crush tubes in, now ill do the front foldup pa18 seat mounts, still have skylight tabs, metal belly tabs, to put in. 

Well brought the airframe home to garage from the shop yesturday, first time ive had both side-by-side. And there lots of tubes to add for the pa18 updates and the 160hp 0320 in the cowl area.  Id be welding in tubes today butttttttttttt had a customer call for 10 loads of roadmix for a driveway. Mayb ill get lucky and it wont take all day. Also got the blue and white Oratex 6000 fabric yesturday!!! WooHoo!!!!

and i dont get y it will post pic of the airframe but not the fabric today or the ak bushwheels otherday.  Hahahaaaa computers r dumb!!!! 

Well spent my afternon yesturday sprayin the pa12 replacement fuse white. What a big pain in the Ass!!! I figured out my shoulders and arms r to damm old for reaching thro the airframe painting the maze of tubes on all sides. Hhahaaaaaaa think next time i do one from ground up will either b a KF, or someone eles will sandblast, prime, paint for me. Hahahahaaaaaa 

Now its time to start reassemblie, and i have a few tubes i have to install yet for the 160hp 0320, the crosswinds stol fuse im useing originaly had just a 150hp

Do a search for the Avid that Suberavid is doing on one of his to install i think he told me a 4stroke yammy motor. 

Well little by little im gettin it torn down, still waitin the 7days for epoxy primer to cure, so the can says. Hahhaaaaa found out the old body hurts from this summer and gettin old climbin in and out of whats left of “Fiona” but we talk and im not giving up. Hahahahahaaaaa got those 26” Ak bushwheels, and picked up a T3 tailwheel and new tundra tire for the 12 also. 

Well the last big part of the old 12 is off and now get to do the tubein repair and then start swapin everything over to the replacement airframe. While priming the airframe i found a few more places need attention, the paint helps stuff standout so can c it better i found out.  Hahhaaaaaa

Matt, how much did the tanks cost from KF?  Whats an empty one weigh? Mayb i shold do them Instead of football tanks. 

Yea the sandblastin went fast but still no fun! And today i put two coats of green epoxy primer on it, took 3hrs. In sick of paintin tubes ill tell u, and stull have to paint it white.  But think i got it all. Will take a look in the am to know for sure. Had to run meet a guy to buy a set of 26” Ak Bushwheels. Great score, pays to check CL and Ak List every am with my coffe and morning chew of Redman. Hahhaaaaaa 

Well got the sandblasting done, took me 2hrs 15min and 12bags of black diamond 30/60 black slag media. Had a few quotes for people intown to do it, anywhere from $450 to $900+materials, to $1300. Cant belive the price spread, cost me $350 in materials. Also picked up the epoxy primer and white paint another $403, so at $753.00, super good if u ask me. Hahahahahaaaaa 

Thanks Allen, it is hard to do cause i can c the work ahead of me, but its airplanes not cars and bikes, so lots of energy there for me, and the look in my dads face when he c’s his plane all destroyed, he almost cried, (my dad DON’T do that) i know i have cried, many times and the desire to c it completely rebuilt the way ive always wanted to b since he bought it 27+ yrs ago, so with all that, the help and guidence of my friends HERE and the ones that stop by my shop to visit,  Ill Get Her Done,  and “Fiona” will fly again soon. Shootin for mid next summer. Or less. Hahahhahaaaaa

I got the 30/60 black diamond black slag media yesturday to sandblast today, just havin coffee till sun comes out and warms it up, 28 degrees this am,  Ill post some pic later on. 
THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE HELP AND GUIDENCE ON THIS PROJECT,  ILL NEED IT!!!! 

Got some disassemblie done on the squashed pa12, tried a little sand blastin on the replacement frame, it will cleanup super nice,  and suppose to b nice this weekend so think ill try sandblastin and epoxy priming the fuse.  Already havin the two in the shop i c alot of different stuff, brackets, pa18 foldup seat mounts, ect since dads had a bunch of 18 updates, im going to have to move over to the replacement frame. 

Damm mayb thats my problem since i chew RedMan chewing tobacco, All these yrs i thought cause my brain is frozen, hasnt thawed in almost 50yrs. Hahahahahahaaaaa

AND SO IT BEGINS.......... AGAIN!!!!!!! Hahahahhaaaaaaa

Keep at it buddy, got my fingers and toes crossed for good luck for u, but finding it hard to walk. Hahhaaaaa

I have a buddy here ive known for 20+ years have redo all my motors, and he does crank rebuilding. Darby’s Performance,  long time skidoo/rotax racers and lovers, and a pile of parts like u cant even imagine.  

This is posted twice. 

This i posted twice, 

Well in one of my earlier posts i showed pic of the top of a mine drift that is 100’ underground i found when i got down on bedrock,  so we pulled all the timbers out and sluiced the gravel around it and the rest of the cut, did very well!! Thought id post a few pic of pulling the drift apart with my son Carter and my best friend John. 

I think i know a guy here where i get my motors done. He does 2stroke cranks all the time, he just finished one for my son on a ktm dirtbike. Ill ask him and let u know.  
I also have a crank from a blue582 i need rebuilt, got a motor from a guy in a trade and the crank has all the oilpump drive teeth peeled off and needs new bearings. 

Dont know if anyone is lookin for one for a project, parts for thiers, or just parts i have, this kit needs love or least the parts and paperwork do. I bought it way to cheap and will pass that along, (did the old impulse buy)(not my type  of airplane i realized) 

Didnt have any luck on the CL add so still looking for a set to buy b4 i order a new set.  Thanks. 

Sweet!!! I have 4 live edge white birch planks, 12”wide, 4” thick, 20’ long im trying to decide what to do with.  Thinkin in the bedroom of the motorcoach as part of a shelf for the headboard.