Wing work

 The weather here is finally starting to warm up a bit!!  I've started digging into the wings.  One wing has a little bit of water damage on the front edge, and the other had some mice living in it.. Both wings had a snapped off trailing edge.

In the first couple pics, I put the wings on just to be sure they fit right.  The looked pretty decent.  There is a small gap between the wings and the fuselage that I'll end up filling with a piece of fiberglass of colored tape.

I trimmed of the old splinters, sanded it down, and then glued on these new pieces.  The're about 1 inch tall and 7/8 wide, and made from poplar. 

The mice chewed out the same piece in almost every rib.  You can spot it in this pic. The piece I replaced with is a bit lighter than the rest.

 The front edge of this wind had a bit of water damage, must of sat in a puddle or something.  I pulled off the rotten wood and replaced it.  I still need to add the plywood face.

Hardware, back tire, seat, etc.

Long time no post!  First couple pictures are of the hood area, gas lid and hood..

Here are a few of the new hardware pieces I made.  Most of them are aluminum, bead blasted and then tumbled.

 Throttle knob..

New back tire!!

Test fitting the back tire..

One more hole left to fill in as a result of the engine change.

New chair, without any foam yet.

And finally, I cleaned the garage up a bit and pulled the wings out for some repairs.  The garage is getting a bit cramped :)