TJay

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  1. TJay added a post in a topic Gas tank project   

    I have never done Fiberglass work but it looks like you have, Nice work
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  2. TJay added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    Got 2 coats of poly-brush sprayed on now, tomorrow I will shoot it with poly-spray and hope I don't have any pin-holes. Hopefully tomorrow night my pictures will start to look different. 

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  3. TJay added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    Got off work a few hours early today, thought it was a good time to prime my fiberglass tips and fuel tank with ppg epoxy primer.


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  4. TJay added a post in a topic Jam nut required on strut rod end?   

    Im Not sure if it is needed or not but first I would take it off and go fly it to see if it helps at all, if it does then figure out what you can do, If not put the nut back on and fly it like you always have.
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  5. TJay added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    We'll there you have it boys tape is on! Just when I thought I was all done I realized I should probably put a few inspection rings in for future cut outs and some drain grommets in, But the thought of stapling some fabric to a couple boards and shrinking then cutting some doilies today didn't sound like fun,
     

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  6. TJay added a post in a topic Classic IV Restoration   

    Nice Work.
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  7. TJay added a post in a topic A Sight For Sore Eyes   

    Lol Jim you could always run to walmart and get a Puzzle. Thats what my wife and I do when were bored. Start at 5 o'clock and all the sudden it is 10
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  8. TJay added a post in a topic A Sight For Sore Eyes   

    I'm not Sure what Props I'm allowed to run with these engines, I've read somewhere along time ago that a guy was running a 2 blade Warp drive, and that was giving him the best results. IMO I would think these engines would run a wood Prop since there a similar design to a VW.

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  9. TJay added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    Ok today I finished the main tapes along with the trailing edge, Tomorrow I will tackle the false ribs and the leading edge tapes. I am loving the paint booth for keeping the smell out of the house.
     


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  10. TJay added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Painting Fiberglass
    When you guys have the fiberglass wing tips do you spray them under with poly-spray to act as a primer for your topcoat , Or mask them off and prime them with something else before final painting.
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  11. TJay added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    It is definitely a learning experience for me, But I'm having a blast doing it.
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  12. TJay added a post in a topic Applying Tapes   

    Yeah Jim is right and the poly fiber company emailed me back a little bit ago and also said it is normal. they said if you want to avoid that you need to put 3 coats of poly brush where the tape will lay before you start to tape. but they said it will all be invisible later.
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  13. TJay added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Applying Tapes
    Hey guys check this out when I put tape on I am noticing it dries and looks thin. Maybe this is normal but I would like some input. Take a look at this picture you will see at the front half of the wing the tape is drying and now look farther down on the tape, I just layed the tape on the glue, you can see I am getting full penetration of glue up through the tape but as it dries it starts to look thin with white spots, Is this normal, Temp is 72 degrees with 35% humidity mixing 3 parts poly brush to 1 part reducer. 
     

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  14. TJay added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    Got some tape on today, still learning but starting to figure it out.

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  15. TJay added a post in a topic What is an Avid Mk IV project worth?   

    Everybody Makes some good points here, But $6500 bucks, In your area hell I would scoop it up and make it what you want. If it sits in the corner for 3 years then turn around and sell it again, Otherwise have fun with it. 
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  16. TJay added a post in a topic Lubing Pivot tube bolts?   

    Anything that has Bacon in it is ok by me.
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  17. TJay added a post in a topic Wing Tank replacement - ALMOST-   

    Maybe push a putty knife in there then a screw driver between the tank and the putty knife. That way your prying on the Putty knife instead of the spar
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  18. TJay added a post in a topic Ice Landing at Sport Island Pub, Great Sacandaga NY   

    Now that looks like fun.
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  19. TJay added a post in a topic Reworking a B model cowling   

    Nice work.
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  20. TJay added a post in a topic Montana Coyote aircraft for sale on barnstormers   

    That's a good deal, If he is the original builder I will garan damn tee you He has more than amount of money in her.
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  21. TJay added a post in a topic Starting my kitfox 1 build pictures here   

    Got one wing stitched up today. Took a little while to learn how to do it but by the end of the wing was easy, Even glued some fake ones over the fuel tank.
     


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  22. TJay added a post in a topic A Sight For Sore Eyes   

    1641 is the number, Oh and On these engines do you need the muffler or can you you run a 2 into 1 pipe?
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  23. TJay added a post in a topic Takeoff rpm   

    On my challenger I set static to 6250 also, gives me 5900 on climb and I cruise at 5400 to 5600 any thing more on them little engines and it just drinks the fuel. I also tried to set static at 6500 once absolutely terrible climb and cruise was barley over 55 mph.
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  24. TJay added a topic in Rotax and other engines   

    A Sight For Sore Eyes
    My Jabiru 2200 arrived today, The guy that I got it from said it only has 16 hrs on it, Now after looking in the plug holes I believe him, Should be fun on the kitfox. 
     

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  25. TJay added a post in a topic Mama's new ride   

    You could always modify your ranger Its no different then the kitfox, Just cut some tubes out here and add a few there ha.

     
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