t_s_jrtnr Posted October 5, 2015 Report Posted October 5, 2015 Restore a classic! 1958 M20A complete project for sale with logs, 2400TT. Metal tail installed, original wood tail available for nostalgia. Stored in same hangar for last 30 years at KSBP. O-360-A1A, 810SMOH (1968), 1610TT HCC2YK-1B/7666A-2, 10SMOH (1987) $15,000
Hank Posted October 5, 2015 Report Posted October 5, 2015 And here I thought the wood wing was a wooden spar! The craftsmanship in these wings is beautiful!! Sand it smooth and coat it with polyurethane, let the grain show. 1
DXB Posted October 7, 2015 Report Posted October 7, 2015 Very cool to see the bare wood. Really hope someone takes it on. I hear not much wood wing expertise left out there anymore.
airbusflyboy Posted November 4, 2015 Report Posted November 4, 2015 Man ............. what a diamond in the rough ! I would be really interested in buying this but have to consider transport and all the airframe work that needs to be done along with getting the engine and prop taken care of. What is your bottom dollar on this ?
FlyWalt Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 And here I thought the wood wing was a wooden spar! The craftsmanship in these wings is beautiful!! Sand it smooth and coat it with polyurethane, let the grain show. Exactly my thought as well. As far as finding the woodworking skill sets, I would find a marine woodworking shop and an IA that knows them well who is willing to sign off on the work. New England has plenty of them.
flyingvee201 Posted November 14, 2015 Report Posted November 14, 2015 As far as some woodworking skills, my first thought is the WACO guys. They restore the vintage ones with wood spars ilke they were originally. At least its a start. They may have the proper skillset or at least know someone that does. I wish I had the money to bring this back to flying condition with a touch of modern flair. :-)
Seth Posted November 29, 2015 Report Posted November 29, 2015 When the wood wing was converted to metal by the factory a few knots were lost which assisted the decision to increase power. That wood wing was/is so smooth
Mcstealth Posted December 5, 2015 Report Posted December 5, 2015 I've been told by some that the wood wing flew "smoother" than later models.
Raptor05121 Posted December 5, 2015 Report Posted December 5, 2015 Weren't the original M20s equipped with an O-320?
1964-M20E Posted December 5, 2015 Report Posted December 5, 2015 On 11/13/2015, 8:21:26, flyingvee201 said: I wish I had the money to bring this back to flying condition with a touch of modern flair. :-) Me to I'd go as original as possible with only newer radios for today's environment. It would be my Sunday VFR machine for fun flying. 1
cnoe Posted December 5, 2015 Report Posted December 5, 2015 I'd go broke just replacing the shock disks alone! I counted FOURTEEN total. Must be smoooooth in the air AND on the ground! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1
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