ORIGINAL: VincentJ
Thanks Tom, you were lucky indeed to get that kit at such a bargain price. Good idea to strip it so you know what your dealing with. One suggestion, would be to see what the previous builder used for hinges. If he used the supplied plastic hinges I would caution against using them and upgrade to a better hinge. Since the coverings off now would be the time. Another thing you may want to consider is to add shear webbing between the ribs to give some much needed strength to the wing spars since the builder probably used the balsa spars supplied in the kit. This thread is pretty comprehensive in what I did on mine, but if you need any assistance all you need to do is just ask. Good Luck and your Hog looks terrific!
Your right Gary I now remember you saying that you used the Nord Locks...but I guess I never saw them. I'll take six, four for the bolts to firewall and two for the muffler. I'll get you the bolt sizes. Thanks!
Vincent,
The previous owner used the plan built hinges on the aieleron and flaps. He used nylon pin hinges on the tail surfaces. All of which have now been removed. I will be using Robart pins as you did. Robart pins are about the only hinge that can be used on the aileron and flaps because of the pocket type joint this plane has. Yes, i also plan to add the shear webbing to the spars as the original builder did build the plane according to the plans.
Right now I am planning on covering with Ultracote because I don't have a unfinished area in my home to spray paint large things. I can spray some of the smaller items in my attached garage, but thats about it. Even my garage is finished so doing allot of spray painting in there is out. The only problem with covering is I won't be able to include all the detail like rivets etc. Not sure I want to go that route anyway after reading what you had to do.
Anyway, thanks for the feedback.
Tom