CARS II ....
You're very welcome.

As Igot into the re-conditioning of my Chipmunk, Idiscovered that it has a Zenoah G38 engine and not a G26 as Iwas told when Ibought it. The power output is about the same but, the G38 will be a bit heavier due to the larger displacement. It should develop more torque though and that means a larger prop in length and pitch. It came with a nice Xoar 18x8 and it looks like it may be a good match for this engine/airplane combo. We'll see.
The project is picking up speed as I've removed all of the stuff Iwanted to change and started installing the equipement Iwant in it. Iremoved 2 heavy old NIMHbattery packs. One was completely dead but, the other is alive and well. I've ordered two LIFEPo packs to replace the NIMHs which will save about a pound of weight (well, maybe a half pound ).
Today I re-plumbed the fuel and smoke tanks, installed the fuel tank and ran the fuel lines, installed both electrical systems ...one for the ingnition and one for the receiver/servos, installed the smoke pump and feed line, installed the servo tray, the throttle servo, elevator servos (2), and installed the rudder servo. Ialso fabricated a new gear strut for the one that was missing. I'm glad I bought a 4 ft. section of 1/4" rod as it took a couple of tries before Igot it right. Whew ! I'm tired.
I need to get my repaired muffler back from my welding buddy and install it before Ican complete the smoke oil system but, Iwill be working on the tank and valve side of it very soon.
Imay take the day off tomorrow and go flying. I missed a beautiful day today but, got a lot done on "Old Chip". I feel the need ....the need for ....flying? You know what I mean.

RJ