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Work Days 7, 8, and 9 are now in the record book and the “VanGrunsven RV-1” is almost ready for its airworthiness inspection! Most of the major tasks have been completed; the engine is hung and new baffles installed, a new canopy frame, skirt, and belly pan are complete and fitted, new 600x6 axles, wheels and tires are installed, and the new wheel pants that Van himself fabricated have been mounted. Volunteers came from far and near and camped at RV-Central until their work was done; Larry Gieger from Huskerland, USA, Paul “Rosie” Rosales from Rosamond, CA, and Dan Horton with his right-hand man, Stan, from Montgomery, AL, are this month’s long distance winners.
[ed.] I apologize for not including comments on this week's photos... not enough hours in the day! I'll 'get-er-done' soon.
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On a personal note, the guys from Alabama, DanH and Stan, expanded my vocabulary with an amusing array of factual tidbits... i.e. Stan explained to me that when enlarging a hole with a round file; if you're in a sitting position it's called wallering it out, but if you're in a standing position it's called yanging. Before the day was over we had overcome a severe communication barrier and we were talking as if we had been neighbors for years! Gotta love those guys from Alabama! Just one more thing... watching DanH and Stan work together was like watching poetry in motion.
[ed.] I apologize for not including comments on this week's photos... not enough hours in the day! I'll 'get-er-done' soon.
Click on photo for link to Picasa Album >>
On a personal note, the guys from Alabama, DanH and Stan, expanded my vocabulary with an amusing array of factual tidbits... i.e. Stan explained to me that when enlarging a hole with a round file; if you're in a sitting position it's called wallering it out, but if you're in a standing position it's called yanging. Before the day was over we had overcome a severe communication barrier and we were talking as if we had been neighbors for years! Gotta love those guys from Alabama! Just one more thing... watching DanH and Stan work together was like watching poetry in motion.
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