Older restoration pictures......please share

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** 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.....

k5083 · **Posted:** 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

BrianB · **Posted:** 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

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:42 am

Great pics! Thanks for posting.

Robbie

Ztex · **Posted:** Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:57 am

Here's a few that I have...

N93RW

N9022

N190JF

N390TH

N58245

StyrenePilot1970 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:15 am

What happened to that Zero in the CAF Hangar?

skymstr02 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:27 am

Ztex wrote:

N58245

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

RickH · **Posted:** Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:32 am

And the PVC leading edges !

Now in Hawaii at the new Pearl Harbor Museum.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11319

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

stumac · **Joined:** Tue Nov 23, 2004 11:19 pm **Posts:** 185

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

51fixer · **Posted:** 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

Pilotgrl24 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:54 pm

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

k5083 · **Posted:** 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

51fixer · **Posted:** 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

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11319

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.

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