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A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
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Ejection Seat restos

Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:21 am

Good evening all,
I have a Canberra, Macchi, Vampire, Venom and Meteor ejection seats that need restoration.
Most of these seats are missing parts.

I was wondering where would be a good place to start looking for these missing parts?


regards

Re: Ejection Seat restos

Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:35 pm

Isnt there a company in the UK that stocks most of the parts for these seats?

Re: Ejection Seat restos

Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:58 am

with all the post 9/11 de-milling going on i'm clueless!! i've been out of the collecting web for a number of years now. between the international economy & my wallet who's still around??

Re: Ejection Seat restos

Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:02 am

FO,
You could try looking at BPB Surplus site..
http://www.bpbsurplus.com/lc/cart.php?category_id=308&target=category

This seller also has some parts

http://shop.ebay.ie/chrisw8511/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

Re: Ejection Seat restos

Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:37 am

Thanks Peter.
I'll take a look.
It surprises me how easy some people make seat restoration look.
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