Here's the latest news! I finished sanding to fuselage and began the repairs/upgrades.. The tail structure had a couple loose pieces that I epoxied back into place:
The next couple pictures show some of the upgrades. I'm converting the plane from a Minimax 1100 to a Minimax 103. It's the same base plane, but with a couple of cooler features. The one I'm building now is the round area on top of the fuselage deck. Behind the cockpit is finished, the front is 1/4 finished.
The engine is temporarily sitting in the plane for measurements.
Christopher, it looks like the plane had a 1/2 VW. If your going to use the 277 you will probably have to raise it up, or turn the gear box. I would recomend raising the engine to where it should be for a Rotax with gearbox. Nice looking project. Best of luck to you.
ReplyDeleteLarry Vetter miniMAX builder/pilot SN#104
Manson,Iowa
Thanks Larry!
ReplyDelete...looking GOOD...
ReplyDeleteVery impressive Christopher!
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