Classic IV Restoration

[Av8r3400 1179]

It is the model IV-1200 spring, but was extended 2" on each side.

I wanted the extention in order to run the larger Matco pneumatic tailwheel.

[EDMO 1078]

I have the 22 inch tall "Taildragger" Grove Spring gear on my nosedragger.

1.  My plane started out as a taildragger

2.  I got a good deal on the KF5 gear for my "Fat, Heavy, Foxy".

3.  6 more inches height and 8" wider is always better!   But 7 or 10 extra pounds is not...

The nosedragger gear is only 16" to axle, and that didn't leave enough room for my 600-6 nosewheel .

I will post photos of mine someday, after I can finish my wing mods and new struts.

Right now we are watching your bird get finished.

Looking Good.

EDMO

Edited 13 Jun 2015 by Ed In Missouri

[Av8r3400 1179]

Wing #2 is in the shop...

[Av8r3400 1179]

Added brakes...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exciting stuff...

[SuberAvid 617]

Looking good Larry.  I love that tall gear. of course you will have to get some real tires once you get done with those toy tires.

[Av8r3400 1179]

Update...

 

 

 

 

Also as noted elsewhere, I have ordered a wiring harness to be built from ACS.  Wiring all that expen$ive electronics had me worried.  I hope to have that in the next week or two.

 

Also something else coming.  Stay tuned for the big reveal on that one...

[EDMO 1078]

Is it yellow?

EdMO

[Av8r3400 1179]

This is just prior to adding the House of Kolor blue candy clear coat...

[Av8r3400 1179]

95 in the hangar today. I plumbed my brakes to the peddles and installed the tailwheel chains.

[LSaupe 123]

Nice nice nice!  Looking sharp!  It sure has come a long way,

[Av8r3400 1179]

Played a little more with fitting items on and around the firewall.

Also have the lift strut pvc covers on and fabric covered. Tail feathers painted.

Edited 18 Aug 2015 by Av8r3400

[EDMO 1078]

I didn't know that pvc strut covers had to be covered with fabric ??   Guess you cant paint them without it?

Again,  nice paint job.

EdMO

Edited 18 Aug 2015 by Ed In Missouri

[dynomike 91]

nice colors .exciting part of a build ,when stuff goes on without coming back off again!

[dholly 718]

Probably back in the earlier part of the thread, but how many inches did you add to the horizontal stabilizer? It looks w-i-d-e !!

[Av8r3400 1179]

I didn't know that pvc strut covers had to be covered with fabric ??   Guess you cant paint them without it?

Again,  nice paint job.

EdMO

 

Yes, you can.  But I didn't put them together as Kitfox wanted.  (Naturally not the easy way)

[Av8r3400 1179]

Probably back in the earlier part of the thread, but how many inches did you add to the horizontal stabilizer? It looks w-i-d-e !!

 

The additional width is in the elevator.  Basically in the balances.

[EDMO 1078]

Anything less than 102" is trailerable in most states - maybe depending on the road.

EdMO

 

Larry,

      Are you going to put a step on the Grove legs?  I have a couple of Cessna 150 pads I think I will use.

EdMO

Edited 18 Aug 2015 by Ed In Missouri

[Av8r3400 1179]

The elevator is about 9' wide.  Towing and trailering is not a priority for this plane.

 

It will retain the wing fold but after it makes the trip to the airport it will probably never get folded again.

[dholly 718]

The elevator is obvious, but from the space between the balances it looked like the HS was widened as well. Optical illusion I guess...

[Av8r3400 1179]

Got a box delivered to me today, from a man named Hal Stockman.  

 

 

 

More to come soon….  

[RobS 52]

Big bore kit??

[Av8r3400 1179]

Finished, including vinyl striping.  H-Stab:

 

 

 

 

 

and elevator:

 

[akflyer 1427]

Looking good!  that should be a rocket on take off with the big bore kit!

 

Nice work Larry!

 

 

[C5Engineer 1170]

Just camped with HAL this weekend. His S7 doesn't even sound like a 912. It sounds GOOOOOD! At 9000 DA he was still climbing straight up.

[Av8r3400 1179]

Progress is still happening. I've been working on wiring and slowly things are coming alive. Nothing to photograph, though. Wiring is definitely a big project when you are trying to install one of these glass boxes. I just need to keep doing a little more every day and it will come together.

I caught Dave staring at my wing tips the other day with that "look" on his face again. So I'm sure that one of these days I'll stop over and he'll have redone them...