Glider resto update & visitor-part 1
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:00 pmBeen making a lot of progress recently... finally had three warm days in a row, so we started brushing epoxy primer on the steel. Before:
..and almot done (finished it today, except for a few small areas that will need welding). Doesn't look so pretty up close, but it's better off than it was before. In the first shot you can also see the almost-complete fiberglass work on the nose (needs a little glazing now tha it's been primed). Same deal: not perfect, but about a jillion times better.
More before & after: The seat pans are wood, except for the back of the front seat. hey were in bad shape, so I re-made them out of some nice marine fir ply, which I clear-coated with spray polyurethane. You'll never see the uner the cushions, but it made me happy to do this. This part is the lower part of the front seat.
Took a break yesterday to check out this visiting Stinson L-108- the pilot made a wheel landing in blustery wind and stopped for fuel, on his way from New Hampshire to Florida.
A better look at the "Flying Station Wagon" in pt 2
..and almot done (finished it today, except for a few small areas that will need welding). Doesn't look so pretty up close, but it's better off than it was before. In the first shot you can also see the almost-complete fiberglass work on the nose (needs a little glazing now tha it's been primed). Same deal: not perfect, but about a jillion times better.
More before & after: The seat pans are wood, except for the back of the front seat. hey were in bad shape, so I re-made them out of some nice marine fir ply, which I clear-coated with spray polyurethane. You'll never see the uner the cushions, but it made me happy to do this. This part is the lower part of the front seat.
Took a break yesterday to check out this visiting Stinson L-108- the pilot made a wheel landing in blustery wind and stopped for fuel, on his way from New Hampshire to Florida.
A better look at the "Flying Station Wagon" in pt 2
