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Good indicator is in this drawing.  I also have a full sized scanned copy of the shape of a good tail spring from the Avid MK IV.  I could send it to you if you like.  JImChuk

It's not mine, just saw it on barnstormers.  Looks like a real good deal for that price.  Ran the N number and it's current and in order.  JImChuk

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It's not mine, just saw it on barnstormers.  Looks like a real good deal for that price.  Ran the N number and it's current and in order.  JImChuk

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Finally starting to warm up a bit around here.  Not flying much at the moment.  Going thru chemo treatments at the moment and they can knock the stuffing out of you.  Real nice evening today, and i just didn't feel up to it.  Better days coming though.  Staying positive.  JImChuk

Location would probably help to generate interest.  JImChuk

The plane weighed 605 lbs after the rebuild.   Gross weight is 1150,  That leaves 545 useful load.  JImChuk

I have a yellow one, but have a place for it.  Got a couple of the orange ones, but either the remote or the elt is no good on both.  

Is it the orange one or yellow one.  Trying to remember which is which.  JImChuk

Hi all,  I saw this on barnstormers last week and after talking to the seller, I ended up getting a 28 YD long piece.  It came today, and I'm happy with it.  I did try to shrink one corner of it, and it acted just like regular aircraft fabric would.  It's the same stuff as aircraft spruce used to sell according to the seller.  I covered several airplanes with that stuff over the years with no problems.  Sort of a no brainer for me, $4.25  a yd, verses about $17.00 for the stuff with a stamp on it.  Anyway, I thought it was a good deal.  He did take it off of a roll and ship it folded, but not in such a way that it got wrinkled.  I put it onto a roll tonight and it's not at all wrinkled, shipping probably would have been twice as much in a 6' long tube verses about a 12x12x16" box.  JImChuk

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The Kitfox gear should bolt onto the Avid attachment points.  Same dimensions.  I tried to put some Avid Flyer gear on a Kitfox 1 once, and the 1/2" brace tubing was in the way of where the bungee fit over the seat truss.  Kitfox on an Avid would probably have cleared in that area.  Here is a picture of where we put my spare Avid gear on a tricycle geared Kitfox 4 so it would fit on my taildragger style trailer when we hauled it home.  It was tied together at the axels so bungees were never used.  Once we got it home and the repairs were done, we put the nose dragger grove gear back on.  JImChuk

On every Avid and Kitfox I widened I had to taper the lift strut fairing to make room for the wider fuselage.  This is my last Kitfox 4 lift strut.  JImChuk

HKS may be am option as well.  Friend has one in a Skyraider 2.  60 HP 4 stroke.  Enough power in a light enough plane.  Guy used to post here who had one in a C model.  He has youtube videos of it flying.  JImChuk

I had a 2200 generation one Jabiru in it.   Worked pretty good.  I would do another again.  I have another MK IV project, and I'm debating between a 912 and the Jabiru for it.  I sold my Avid about a year ago, the new owner loves it last I heard.  He had about 50 hrs on it by then.  JImChuk

I'm sure some have.  I know someone here who did it on a Kitfox 1 that had the same style door.  He also widened the fuselage at the same time.  I think it would be pretty easy to do for someone who has the proper skills.  JImChuk

Yes, keep us informed.  JImChuk

Bummer for sure,  At least they will recover.  Hopefully it will be very soon.  JImChuk

They were maybe 1/8" thick.  I laid up some fiberglass on an old lexan windshield.   I used some of my polyester resin a week ago, and it hardened up just fine.  It's a few years old.  

I have been under the weather lately, so couldn't measure my MK IV fuselage for you.  Maybe this drawing will give you an indication of what you were asking for.   

Avid Drawing for Inspection?? - Avidfoxflyers General Hangar - AvidFoxFlyers Forums

A model is 36" wide at the top of the seat.  Others are 39 1/2" wide.  Gross weight is much less as well.  Originally had a welded in motor mount, not bolted on like later models.  

The title tells it all, I'm looking for a grove gear and brackets for my Kitfox 4 project.  I do have a never used factory Kitfox cabane gear if someone wants to trade, but I'm willing to buy one outright as well.  Private message me for starters.  Here is a picture of the Kitfox gear and another after I faired and covered the gear legs.  I'm keeping the axels though if I sell or trade this gear.  Thanks,  JImChuk

The resin I used was polyester resin, the stuff made by bondo.  Was just looking at it on line and a number of people were complaining about it not hardening up, I've never had that problem.  Made lots of stuff with it.  I did buy the gallon cans of resin.  Not that that should matter???  JImChuk

The Kitfox tanks had kreem fuel tank sealant in them, and I used acetone to try to get it off.  Not sure how many layers I used, but the new rib I made was about 1/8" thick.  Probably used three or four layers of fiberglass cloth to join the ribs back to the bottom of the tank.   I think I made the rib on a piece of old lexan windshield.  Thinking now, and I may have done that, I would lay another piece over the layup of fiberglass, and screw down a piece of plywood over the top to squeeze it all flat while it sets up.  I used the fiberglass resin like you find at walmart.  

Just a follow up on this repair.  It's been fine now for the last 2 1/2 years.  Hope my saying this don't jinx it.  JImChuk

I had an issue with my Kitfox 4 tank when I did something dumb.  I cut the part of the top off the tank, and refiberglassed things back together.  Has been fine since.  I added one more rib of fiberglass for good measure.  I may have posted a thread about it on here a couple of years ago.  JImChuk

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Fuselage, seat, fuel tank, rudder pedals.   Joy stick and mixer controls behind the seat I think.   One landing gear, wings and flaperons (such as they are) lift struts.  Brake master cylinders and slave cylinders, and rotors, wheel hubs.  Aluminum rims are not in very good shape.   Send me a private message with your phone number and I'll give you a call if you like.  JImChuk