A little progress XL H-58

[Chuck in Indiana]

Really nice color. I lost my spirit with cancer. The engine is done but not run yet. Still have to cut a prop. I've made some of the wing parts. Just not sure if I will live long enough to finish..... lost a lot of my enthusiasm. A few months ago, had to the sell the Stinson, that was hard.

Oh.. too bad. I feel for you. I'm 5 years out from prostate and kidney surgery myself. So far, so good. I was restoring a 30 Monocoupe at the time, but after that, I couldn't get into it any more. My kid will have to finish it.
The color is a nod to John Monnet.  I built the first flying Sonerai 2L uhh 40 years ago. (!)
Stinsons, huh. At one time I had 5. (!) A flying 108-2 and my wife's Franklin powered 10A. 3 parts planes.
We are probably brothers from another mother.. 
Good luck, and hang in there!

[914pete]

Chuck, is that the HF powder system? Another tool I wanted to try and used it to coat my brackets and such. Came out pretty good for having never used one before. I found a used extra large oven on CL for $25. Do you think it would be a good upgrade to replace the ground wire with a little heavier gauge wire and larger alligator clip? It seems the ground connection is critical.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Chuck, is that the HF powder system? Another tool I wanted to try and used it to coat my brackets and such. Came out pretty good for having never used one before. I found a used extra large oven on CL for $25. Do you think it would be a good upgrade to replace the ground wire with a little heavier gauge wire and larger alligator clip? It seems the ground connection is critical.

Yeah, it is from HF. I think the ground wire is fine, FWIW. It will send a fat blue spark to ground if you get too close.

[Chuck in Indiana]

For me, there is always a bit of a buzz when assembling something for the last time. Even something as simple as this rudder pedal/toe brake assembly.

5 1/2 ounces. 

[Chuck in Indiana]

Ooh, shiny. 

 There were dents in the original floorboard where it is unsupported by tubing underneath. I thought to myself, "self.. it's only going to get worse in service, and will be a PITA to fix once the airplane is all together." Just make a new one, and put a couple of stiffeners in the unsupported area. Made a couple of angles out of .020" 2024 with half inch legs and riveted them on.
I needed something to do today, anyway..

[Chuck in Indiana]

And now for something completely different. The Verner comes with an S&S carb.. like on a Harley Hawg. Let's see now.. the Verner is 42 horsepower.. uh that sounds about right. 
The problem is.. if something happens to the throttle linkage on a motorcycle..you want it going to idle. That is the way this carb is set up.
Accelerator pump side..

It has an equally big spring on the actuator side, so I took that off. Rats! the accelerator pump spring slams the throttle plate closed, too.
Off it comes.

Of course, that disables the accelerator pump, but I don't think that is much of a problem on a carb that goes, "one thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three" from idle to full throttle.
As you can see, an aircraft carb is spring loaded WFO by a very small torsion spring.

I don't have any music wire that small, so I'll have to order some from McMaster Carr aircraft supply and wind a spring..

[Chuck in Indiana]

Rummaged around in my music wire area, and found some .055". Close enough. The first spring I made works.  Made up a Delrin bushing, reassembled, and quit for the day. Some days you get the bear..

[Chuck in Indiana]

Ordered some stuff from Amazon aircraft supply for the panel. It hasn't come in yet, so designed the panel with the only thing I have, an old tach I've had for years. It's 2 1/8" diameter.

Going from left to right, Master switch, ignition, tach, volt meter, oil pressure, starter button, and mixture enrichment for cold starting.
Made the box and punched the hole for the tach I have. Welded a couple of 3/8" square tubing on station 2 to bolt it to.

Why do that, you say? Getting the throttle 3 inches closer for my short arms to reach is a good thing. I'll hinge it off the bottom of the box. Also, most of the electrical system will be inside it.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Taxied around for a few minutes.  Decided where to mount the throttle lever and how long it will be. The humongous starter button is rated for 20 amps, so that will simplify the wiring, I think. The mixture enrichener is just a spring loaded plunger. I'll make a simple knurled knob to clamp on the cable.
Had to taxi back in.. my lips were getting tired making airplane noises..

[Kamcoman77]

You should have posted a short video so we could hear your "engine".

[Chuck in Indiana]

potato potato potato..

[Kamcoman77]

Thank you. Your panel looks great.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Made up a couple of bug nuts.. hey, I didn't name them, that is just what they are called..  for the throttle cables, and assembled all of it on the bench.

Throttle assembly working smoothly. I'll try not to break my arm patting myself on the back..

Still have to add some lightness to the throttle lever, but that is a project for another day.
Another bite off the elephant.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Back at it. Shamelessly stolen idea from Tom's Tree hugger..

Didn't have any hydraulic tubing, so just blackened the ends of some 6061 T6 with acetylene and carefully burned the black off with a neutral flame.
Not particularly beautiful, but ought to work..

[Tom H]

Real nice.  Should work great.