Older restoration pictures......please share

Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:31 pm

Older restoration pictures.....please share.

This great pic from k5083 on thread http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=20663

Will anyone share ??? .......old pics of restoration ?????? To me those are the best to see. AKA the effort of love, patiene & $$ put into.....

Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:55 pm

I have a couple more of the Lanc from 1985 that I will try to get scanned and posted in the Hamilton airshow thread. I have quite a few other old restoration pics, here are a few that I have handy in my photobucket. I enjoy restoration pics because they often teach me things about the aircraft that aren't visible when it's all done and buttoned up.

August

Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:13 am

Northrop N9MB Flying Wing restoration pics from the early 1990's

Center section

Wings..... They are all wood

Center Section after paint

Installing an 8 cyl Franklin engine..... Me behind the torque converter

Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:42 am

Great pics! Thanks for posting.

Robbie

Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:57 am

Here's a few that I have...

N93RW

N9022

N190JF

N390TH

N58245

Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:15 am

What happened to that Zero in the CAF Hangar?

Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:27 am

Ztex wrote:
N58245

Ahh yes..the "Bondo Bandit" with the water pipe axles.

Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:32 am

And the PVC leading edges !

Now in Hawaii at the new Pearl Harbor Museum.

Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:56 am

Nice shor of "Mr. Awesome"! Not sure that is a restoration though... :wink:

Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:29 am

I don't think Rich (51fixer) would know anything about the P-38 restoration picture. :lol:

Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:35 pm

[quote="k5083"]

AD-5 done by Fighter Rebuilders for Bob Pond.

P-38 by Fighter Rebuilders for Bob Pond as Jolten Josie. Now with POF. I did about a year of work on this a/c. Featured in Jesse Alexander's coffee table book during the restoration. Bob Ponds Mustang in the foreground.

So Cal CAF Bearcat at Fighter Rebuilders. I believe John Sandberg sponsored the work and engine on this.

Yanks P-63.

John Sandberg's Mustang which was rebuilt at Fighter Rebuilders. All the skin was replaced and many custom touches were incorporated. Today it is owned by Ron Fagen.
Rich

Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:54 pm

wow that Yak is impressive, what's the story there?

Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:18 pm

51fixer, you got most of them right, but missed one.

The P-38 ended up as Happy Jacks Go Buggy and made a hole at Duxford. Josie was already restored and flying when this was taken.

If by "Yanks P-63" you mean the one that is now Kermit's P-63, I think you are correct. It's not Fatal Fang.

You nailed the others.

August

Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:25 pm

k5083 wrote:51fixer, you got most of them right, but missed one.

The P-38 ended up as Happy Jacks Go Buggy and made a hole at Duxford. Josie was already restored and flying when this was taken.

If by "Yanks P-63" you mean the one that is now Kermit's P-63, I think you are correct. It's not Fatal Fang.

You nailed the others.

August

I stared at the photo and now I remember. We had to finish the nose outside on Josie. This one we finished the nose structure in the hangar and I worked on Stephen Grey's P-38 for more than a couple of years.
Someday I will try to scan some of the thousands of slides and photos I have of working at Chino.
Rich

Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:54 pm

Rich, remember "hanging the gear" on the P-38? :lol:

Also remember the glue-lam beam went in there for the P-38 resto so it would fit in the shop.