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  1. I’ve had my 70C for many years I know it’s a solid airframe 20 plus years in my heated hangar. As the years passed by and as I had the (cash)  I’ve done many upgrades spreader out. The engine, prop, bladders, speed mods, windows,  paint , interior,  S-etc 30,  gpss and just last year I put another 30k into my panel, this time to get ADSB compliant and finally get a wass gps plus some other goodies.  I did this all for me! It’s what I,like to do. My wife and I love the little C, great IFR cross country and very economical to operate.

    I’m almost done building my 200hp RV -7 and originally thought I’d sell my Mooney once completed but it’s been such a joy to own and fly cross country we decided to do the upgrades last year and keep it. 

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  2. 17 minutes ago, acpartswhse said:

    We change a lot of those when getting Mooneys ferry able and never seem to have tools with us.   We simply jack that wheel on mains and use a 3 in strap.  Nose is a little easier to get to with wheel off.  strap from axle to truss and pull down. compresses nicely and after removing the collar let off the strap and change donuts.  guide the tube when going back up.  We take 30 minutes per gear leg.  the only time we used the rental tools, we ended up with those thrown out of the way and went back to the strap.  and of course the method referred to above to determine if you need donuts is to jack the plane and see if there is space on top of the donuts with gear hanging in mid air. 

     

    Over the years I've always used this same strap method, actual R&R about the same 30-40 min per leg 

    Quick and efficient, works like a charm. 

  3. I recently had $33,268.00 worth of aviaonics installed in my 70C plus several years ago I did the stec30 gpss and other goodies .Why not with a solid Mooney airframe and a bullet proof 360. These are extremely strong, economical IFR cross country machines. 

    I believe (impeccable very well equipped)turn key C's and  E,s can and do sell for top dollar unadvertised quietly, locally by word of mouth. I see it often with our brands and others in my part of the country. 

     

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