deanders Posted July 19, 2016 Report Posted July 19, 2016 After working on this project for a year, she is ready to fly. This aircraft sat for four years in Hayward Ca. The engine has 340 hours since tear down and the prop has 340 hours since new. I bore scoped the engine and found no rust in the cylinders, the're chrome. I had to pull the engine in order to replace all fluid hoses. All accessories were overhauled or replaced along with the mag harness and the prop was overhauled. Installed O&N fuel bladders, overhauled the fuel gage senders. Installed Garmin 430W, Garmin four way intercom/auido pannel, push to talk on both sides,overhauled DG with heading. Blue tooth for Ipad, GNSS steering for the Stec 30 with Alt. hold, kept the Kx155 and Kt76. New paint using the a modified version of the orginial 66 scheme. New interior using two tone leather. After buying her for two grand and doing all the work, i'm an A&P, i'm in it for more than she is worth. Sometimes a grate deal turns out that way. At any rate its a nice upgrade form a 152. 9
steingar Posted July 19, 2016 Report Posted July 19, 2016 That's why they say to always buy it from the guy who fixed it up. If it makes you feel better when I flew I flew the Cherokee formation for Oshkosh there was a guy there who'd done that for a Cherokee 140. Nicest one I ever saw, and mine was pretty sweet. We asked him what he'd spent, and he just said they stopped counting after they hit $40,000. I'll bet he had better than a hundred grand in that thing. Nice, nice airplane. At least now you know what your going to be flying for the next passel of years. And no more medical to get handed either! Thanks for bringing an old thing back to life. 1
1964-M20E Posted July 19, 2016 Report Posted July 19, 2016 nice and thanks for retrieving a fine plane from the brink of destruction. Yes you may be in it for more than it is worth but if you fly it and enjoy it for the next 4 or 5 years all that goes away.
Pictreed Posted July 19, 2016 Report Posted July 19, 2016 Ya, I try to ignore what I'm spending too. But we'll have what we want and know it's dependable. Thats the best way to by a plane, classic car, or Harley...let someone else fix it up. It looks awesome. I'm glad you gave it new life too. Tim
bonal Posted July 19, 2016 Report Posted July 19, 2016 Nice work and good on ya for saving another vintage bird. do you have any pics of it when you first got it.
rbridges Posted July 19, 2016 Report Posted July 19, 2016 It's nice to see a neglected plane get a second chance. Great pics.
HRM Posted July 19, 2016 Report Posted July 19, 2016 Thank you, sir, for saving another E and returning it to Super status once more. 2
MB65E Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 Looks really nice. Who stripped it and what stripper did they use. I wouldn't mind painting it myself, but the facilities are hard to come by. Thanks for saving it from the smelter. -Matt
Hoeschen Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 Nice bird. I am perplexed that these Mooneys don't command a higher price. After building, flying, owning an RV-9 and owning, flying a 182 I'd say my 68 M20C is on par with both those planes, in its own ways, but why only half the value? The cruise speed and fuel Burn is close to the RV-9, but it has 4 seats and the (book) useful load is actually 200 lbs more than my 182. Granted I can't get in and out in 500' but, I never need to. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Hank Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) Many people are afraid of retracts . . . And aren't complex airplanes also complex to fly? And Mooneys are so hard to land! Cramped inside, can't carry anything. Except two people, luggage for a week and Christmas presents for the whole fam damily. With my winter engine heater extension cord on top of the pile! Edited July 20, 2016 by Hank
steingar Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 Truth is Mooneys don't fit those of wide girth. Heck, I couldn't even get a seatbelt around my old airplane partner, and I used to fly him around n my Cherokee all the time. I was so embarrassed. That, and lots of guys are frightened of complex aircraft. I can't blame them, I find the Mooney very busy on takeoff. To be honest, I don't think I'd like a complex aircraft without the Johnson bar. A little switch on the panel is just too damn easy to forget. But Mooneys are clearly the biggest bang for the buck in GA.
deanders Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Posted July 20, 2016 Here are some before pic's. The paint shop is in Lincoln Ca, Kracon.
DaV8or Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 Nice job!! Like the vintage style paint job. I notice you are in Placerville, but the plane came from Hayward. Did you get her going enough to ferry her up to Placerville to do the work, or did you do the work in Hayward? How did you manage to get it for $2000? I think you could have parted it out and made money at that price.
DaV8or Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 13 hours ago, Hoeschen said: Nice bird. I am perplexed that these Mooneys don't command a higher price. After building, flying, owning an RV-9 and owning, flying a 182 I'd say my 68 M20C is on par with both those planes, in its own ways, but why only half the value? The cruise speed and fuel Burn is close to the RV-9, but it has 4 seats and the (book) useful load is actually 200 lbs more than my 182. Granted I can't get in and out in 500' but, I never need to. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Just curious, what made you trade the RV-9 you actually built for a Mooney? Just the need for a back seat? I'm kicking around the idea of going the other way and possibly changing from my Mooney to an RV-9/A, 7/A, or maybe a 6/A.
Hoeschen Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 Two reasons, one wanted four seats and two, wanted money to fund my RV-8 build Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Conrad Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 This is looking amazing, night and day from when I saw it at Lampson!
bonal Posted July 20, 2016 Report Posted July 20, 2016 Thanks for the before pic's they make the outcome even more substantial well done sir!
deanders Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Posted July 21, 2016 I did the annual and the bladder STC in Hayward, than moved it to Placerville.
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