Other Projects

[Joe Hine]

Hi Everyone...

If this is found to be off topic I apologize, but I for one am interested in this.

I'm not sure if I've seen a thread here about other projects that builders might have undertaken, so I thought I would kick one off. I built my 4 a while ago and have been enjoying it for 10 years now. I didn't start another RV when I was finished because I had always wanted to rebuild an old English sports car.

About 8 months before YTQ had her first flight, I was working in my garage one evening with the doors open because it was a beautiful evening, and a fellow who lives around the corner from me, whom I had never met, was walking his dog past my house, saw TQ through the open doors and walked down the driveway. He commented that you don't often see airplanes in garages and we had a pleasant chat about flying etc. He then asked what I wanted to do for a next project, and I told him the English sports car story. He smiled and said, "have I got a deal for you"

The end result of that conversation 11 years on is here...(the one on the left)

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The car was a basket case when I started and I had to learn all kinds of new skills....the body work is nailed to an ash frame. No real dimensions, you put the wood together, nail on the steel panels and then kind of massage everything until it works. Getting the doors to fit etc. was a chore. The TD had its first drive in mid September this year.

Anyone else with interesting...projects.

Joe Hine
RV4 C-FYTQ
1953 MGTD

[N908RV]

Beautiful TD Joe!

You really got me thinking about all the fun I've had on projects over the years... I can't believe my wife approves of my crazy hobbies. Looking back on it, I married a really understanding woman. She was supportive on all these projects going on in the house:

• 1975 VW Camper - full restoration, incl. engine rebuild
• 1974 914 2.0 - partial restoration. Top end overhaul
• 1970 911T - full engine rebuild and partial restoration
• 1979 911SC - full restoration, incl paint, interior, engine and tranny rebuilds
• 1983 911SC Cabrio - full engine rebuild
• 1986 Honda CBR 600F Hurricane - full frame up restoration, paint, engine/tranny rebuild
• Sonerai 2L - completed partially done project incl rebuild of VW motor
• Steen Skybolt - partial restoration (everything except the wings)
• RV-8 QB completed

And those are just the "project" machines. Me likes to tinker!

I'm twiddling my thumbs looking for my next project. I feel a Wag Aero J-3 Cub and a Norton Commando coming on in my future.

[frankh]

Growing up in the UK I could never afford one but I always wanted a V8 version despite the fact the motor came out of a buick..

Frank

[frankh]

that I rebuilt...it was like riding a dump truck!....Not fast (a bit slower than the CBR 600 in fact) but a fun machine.

Cheers

Frank

[mburch]

When I was younger, I built a helicopter:



We had pre-punched kits way back then too!

mcb

[RV8RIVETER]

Well since you asked...

Wanted to keep my wife happy by finishing up some projects around the house. So, I finished the pavestone patio and built a wood fired brick pizza oven from scratch. Never laid bricks before, much less build a dome and arches out of them, but it turned out beautiful and makes unbelievable pizza. Found a great website/forum for it, just like this RV community.

[frankh]

My lovely Wife and I cut the roof off our 640 sq ft house (Shed) and expanded the whole thing to 1400sqft and did everything except the new kitchen cabinets and the concrete.

Everything else was us by ourselves...Currently thinking about adding a 2000sqft 2 strory extension...but just thinking about it right now.



Pic shows the almost the end.

Frank

[frankh]

and we were living in it during the construction and the worst downpour of the year happened just after we cut the roof off!

Lovely

[DanH]

About this time last year I took a month off from airplanes and did a frame-up on an '85 R80....good "run out the airport" bike. Of course I welded bracing into the frame, installed a few suspension bits, etc. Ex-racer...old habits die hard <g>

From this:



To this:

[GrayHawk]

Victorian style carriage house for older bachelor pilot to live in. Downstairs is 2 bay garage, 1 bay shop sized for RV-6,7,9 fuselage & wings. Upstairs is 1 bedroom apartment. There will be rock fascia around the bottom (not there yet).