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captain_john
Sparky
Posts: 5880 Joined: Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:17 am
Location: KPYM
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by captain_john » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:51 pm
but it DID take me all FREAKIN' DAY!!!
Now I can move the stick and make airplane sounds!
Man, am I beat...
CJ
RV-7
Garmin G3X with VP-X & a TMX-IO-360 with G3i
It's all over but the flying! 800+ hours in only 3 years!
prestwich
Class D
Posts: 317 Joined: Fri May 20, 2005 8:36 am
Location: Santa Barbara
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by prestwich » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:08 pm
lookin' sweet, dude!
Snap
Class D
Posts: 256 Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:11 pm
Location: Perth. Australia
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by Snap » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:53 pm
Its very gold and very BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Can't wait.
RV-7A Emp
I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
JohnR
Class B
Posts: 1081 Joined: Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:22 pm
Location: Iowa
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by JohnR » Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:31 pm
Hey that is exactly what I am working on!
I riveted the firewall this morning and dug out the pretty gold stuff this afternoon. There is a lot to do on that one small area. I just drilled the blocks and the uprights.
Your's looks great CJ!
I am not going to get much further today and tomorrow I am going for a motorcycle ride with a friend before it gets to cold.
JohnR
RV-7A - Fuselage - SOLD, just not supposed to be
Numbers 6:24 - The LORD bless thee, and keep thee
svanarts
Air Marshall
Posts: 1512 Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:19 pm
Location: Modesto, CA
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by svanarts » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:59 pm
Is it annodized or is it made out of real gold?
Okay that's a great straight line, I know someone will pick up on it...
Scott VanArtsdalen
Token Heretic
Nirvana Rodeo / Dudek Universal
S-6ES N612SV - GONE but not forgotten
RV-4 N311SV - SOLD
captain_john
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Posts: 5880 Joined: Sun Oct 31, 2004 9:17 am
Location: KPYM
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by captain_john » Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:55 am
Thanks Guys,
John, lemme tells ya... there is ALOTTA mechanical work in this one small package! It ain't any harder than anything else, though!
Scott, for the price we pay for this stuff... it OUGHTTA BE real gold!
I am looking at ordering the finish kit before the end of the year. Ther goes another SIX LARGE!!!
These costs are CHUMP CHANGE compared to the costs of engine and avionics!
CJ
RV-7
Garmin G3X with VP-X & a TMX-IO-360 with G3i
It's all over but the flying! 800+ hours in only 3 years!
cjensen
Whiskey Victor
Posts: 5275 Joined: Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:36 pm
Location: Green Bay, WI
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by cjensen » Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:05 am
captain_john wrote:
These costs are CHUMP CHANGE compared to the costs of engine and avionics!
CJ
Or a certified airplane...
Snap
Class D
Posts: 256 Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:11 pm
Location: Perth. Australia
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by Snap » Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:13 am
Or shipping it all to Australia
RV-7A Emp
I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
N200PF
Class D
Posts: 374 Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:29 pm
Location: St. Paul, MN
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by N200PF » Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:10 am
NICE WORK CJ!!! You are SMOKIN!
- Peter
Peter Fruehling
RV-7 Wings -> QB Fuse in the shop!
North Oaks, MN -> Home Base (KMIC)
aparchment
Class C
Posts: 522 Joined: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:43 pm
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by aparchment » Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:54 pm
Way to go Johny boy!
Let me know when you plan to order your finish kit. Maybe we can get some sort of break on the shipping if we order together.
Antony
captain_john
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by captain_john » Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:48 pm
Antony, I was just thinkin' about that today!
I am trying to get Thermos in on the deal too. He needs a fuse, ya know.
CJ
RV-7
Garmin G3X with VP-X & a TMX-IO-360 with G3i
It's all over but the flying! 800+ hours in only 3 years!
dons
Class C
Posts: 873 Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:28 pm
Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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by dons » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:57 am
Looks good John. I just saw one of those center sections up close last week, man are there a lot of rivets in that piece, but it really looks good.
Don Sinclair
CYKF
RV-7A (Fuselage)