1970 IIa 109 ex mod build thread

[Broadstone]

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You learn something new every day. Thanks Terrys!

[scatterling]

Build looks great!

[I Leak Oil]

Looks good and you work quick. All that in a day huh?
Not to hijack but any info on the flattie? Looks like USN issue?

[stonefox]

Powdercoated brake lines! Wow! I thought that I was going overboard by clear coating mine.

Yes Jeff you definately cut some corners on your lightweight , I was gunna call you out on it but I'm glad you came clean to all of us about it.
Mason, I truly am having second thoughts about starting my build thread.You have raised the bar . I know the hours and coin I have put into my project and it pales in comparison to your build. Each new entry makes my jaw drop.
You must be divorced by now

[masonater]

Not to hijack but any info on the flattie? Looks like USN issue?

47 CJ3A restored about 8 or 9 years ago. It is my wiring inspiration, all done like an airplane with brakers and very simple. Not military just painted like one. Only has about 350 miles since rebuild about 300 of which i put on last spring...Runs amazing, pretty much a hangar queen sadly. I do cruise it around the airport a lot though...

[masonater]

You must be divorced by now

try 26 and single! I figure i have about 2,000 hours into the build so far and probably close to that in $$ give or take a few hundred. Helps to have access to a mega shop and a seasonal job, although that doesn't really help with cash flow. Eat. Sleep. Rover.

[masonater]

Before a huge thunderstorm passed through today i had the bulkhead outside. Lots of sanding and grinding away a combination of surface rust and layers of paint and undercoat. Glad i took it down to metal because i found some sneaky rust around the door posts. I will probably just fill in the holes with weld. Found lots of bondo around the seams on the front side. Wonder who did that? doubt the military folks took the time to seam seal with bondo...

[jac04]

Found lots of bondo around the seams on the front side. Wonder who did that? doubt the military folks took the time to seam seal with bondo...

I found dried-out seam sealer on almost all my bulkhead seams. It was so dried-out that it looked like Bondo. It was definitely doing more harm than good. After sandblasting, I slightly thinned some Eastwood Rust Encapsulator and poured it into all the seams.

try 26 and single! I figure i have about 2,000 hours into the build so far ...

Wow, reminds me of the good old days! Must be nice to work during daylight hours. All my work gets done between 8pm and about 1am when my wife and 2 kids are sleeping.

[rbbailey]

RV-4, Citabria, Pacer, a Skymaster, something sporty under the cloth... oh, and a Series 109. .......I could live in that hangar and be happy for the rest of my life. So. Cool.

[masonater]

RV-4, Citabria, Pacer, a Skymaster, something sporty under the cloth... oh, and a Series 109. .......I could live in that hangar and be happy for the rest of my life. So. Cool.

RV-8 with a 540, 240z under the cover, and i live up in the loft