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BCP pilots and I, Made the AvWeb “Pic of the week” again…3 weeks in a row

Re: BCP dominates AvWeb POTW….again!

Postby aktahoe1 » Thu Aug 30, 2012 7:34 am

Three weeks in a row! A couple BCPers up again!

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/potw/PictureOfTheWeek_207280-1.html

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And Allen’s…very cool photo!
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I am determined to get one of those damn hats. I sent all these photos in from the past 3 weeks over 4 months ago. I wonder what next week will be…

AKT

Oil is in the engine…I just need gas now

Re: UPDATE 8/29 -My Cessna 180 Project

Postby aktahoe1 » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:26 pm

Oil is in the engine…Gas however is not…These damn backing bolts have broke on me now 4 different times creating quite the frustration. Each time I have to drill it out, vacuum the tank and then repeat the process only to get most of the way through and another breaks free.

If you can see the backing bolts that hang down, those are the problem…
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When I left today all the screws where in…until the last one…check it out…Thats my project in the AM… ](*,) Needless to say…I am changing them all out once and for all tomorrow. Everytime you pull the screws and plate you need to re-seal, etc. Its a mess..You can see my last problem child here…
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So between times (you need to let the stuff set up a bit prior to filling the screw holes again I have been painting
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It came out pretty nice…Also got the wingtips..they look great.
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Some have asked about my alternator and what I did…here you go. A picture is worth a thousand words. After looking at both pictures, I guess its hard to tell but look at the reflection
I now have almost 3/4 of an inch behind the back bolt on the alt and the firewall.
Before the fix
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and now….All this time the bracket for the alt had not been in correctly from the old engine
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I can say here honestly, she is ready to go! I need to fix the damn bolts on the gas tank, but thats it.

Anyone ever had the problem with the bolts on the Monarch tanks like this? I would like to say its an easy fix but my last 4 attempts have been … #-o :twisted:

We should be able to get it running tomorrow to check for leaks, etc. I feel like I have a plane again now with as close as we are. oh yeah…Bushwheels will also go back on tomorrow…Utah Maule…You send me those 31’s yet???

AKT

If it looks smooth, it might be. If it looks rough, it is…www.bigtirepilot.com …www.alaskaheliski.com

Made AVWEB picture of the week again…

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/potw/PictureOfTheWeek_207248-1.html

June 27, 2012

Picture of the Week: AVweb’s Flying Photography Showcase

By Scott Simmons, Webmaster, POTW Editor

 

Submit a Photo | Rules | Tips | Questions | Past Winners

Each week, we go through dozens (and sometimes hundreds) of reader-submitted photos and pick the very best to share with you on Thursday mornings — and one photo that stands above the others is awarded an AVweb baseball cap as our “Picture of the Week.” Want to see your photo here? Click here to submit it to our weekly contest.

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We are looking to fly by Friday…

Well here we go…

We are officially very close. We got a lot done the past two days and most of the little things are almost complete. Thinking Thursday/Friday sometime… [-o< [-o< [-o< ](*,) …but we all know how that goes. Here are a few photos from early AM today. I should have taken some photos when I left today but forgot due to the fact we were pretty fired up by days end.

Still waiting for my new tach to arrive. This is interesting. You can get it reset for around $350-$400 or just buy a new one for the same price. Mine was overnighted and arrived today. It will go in tomorrow.

You can see the hole for the tach here on the right
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New baffling is beautiful
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Same goes for prop and spinner number 1..Starting out with the 401 -86″ Mac for break-in. Once we break in the engine we will start our test of the two props…MT vs Mac
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Most of the stuff you see here not finished was completed by days end today
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I needed to put the 29’s in this photo for the planes ego… :roll: …MT prop in the box on floor
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Had a body shop in Reno do the work on the top cowling. It came back near perfect.
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So as said, we are getting close. The cowl needs some rivets still, the control cables need to be rigged along with a couple little things still around the engine area.

This is the week… [-o<

Soy…your suddenly looking VERY GOOD on your guess!!!

AKT

If it looks smooth, it might be. If it looks rough, it is…www.bigtirepilot.com
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