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Just for once in my life ~ I'm at a loss for words !

So this will have to do ......

AWESOME Sight ! AWESOME Sound !

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It's ALIVE!

Great work guys!

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Impressive sight! I first saw this plane as a teenager in 1982-ish at Teterboro Airport, NJ. I still have a soft spot for her - the first B-17 I saw in person. Keep up the good work!

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Awesome work guys! Now lets see those other three engines working!!

Keep it up!

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Congrats to all of the TR people who have put so much into this restoration !!!! Can't wait to see her in the air again......it's been TOO long :D
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Great work Don. Now, if you don't mind doing me a favor......please go back and install large area washers on those carb linkage rod ends. Thanks.
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Gary, you beat me to it, I have not been following this thread to close lately.

Yes it is a safety feature, that even if it is not called for in the parts manual, in my book it gets one.

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Great job guys and girls! That must have sounded beautiful.

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THANKS EVERYBODY on the encouragement and suggestions.

I hope to have photos of a "properly dressed" set of throttle and mixture linkages after this Saturday.
I just got back from putting large pattern washers on the un-caged linkage ends.
Also some OMG discoveries on #3 Engine's linkages.
So as usual, another GREAT CALL from Gary about having us paint the rusty linkages! (How did he know we would find other problems once we got into the project? He must be prescient, or a mutant... THAT'S IT!
Gary Austin is the missing X-MAN---- WARBIRD X!!!)

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...and the follow on sequel, "As the Knuckles Bleed"!
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Terrific job guys and girls! What a great sight to see her coming back to life after 7 years!

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Awesome job everyone. This is something that you can always be proud of.

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Hokey Dokey... Just got my pictures from Kara...
ImageNow WHY could that test club be on Engine 3??? hmmmm
Image Oil cooler ready for sending off to be serviced.
Image Bud the Supply Officer getting some quality Kara time
Image Matt and Gary- Do these look Mo Better?
Imagelovely Heim bearing about to fall out of its race
Image This might have made (trying) to use the throttle exciting if it had fallen apart at that MAGIC MOMENT!

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Thanks Don, I was wondering what was happening with you guys.... Alan

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That bearing is EXACTLY why we say to put a large area washer on rod ends. Had that failed, the washer would keep the rod attached and you would still have some control.

and yes it looks better......

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I second what Matt said. Atta-boy Don!

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