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10-19-2023, 04:20 AM
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Tempting but I have got the 20 years to serve for bank robbery and it interferes with my build time!
10-19-2023, 06:59 AM
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I see somebody bought the $12 Saito tappets Iinked above from eBay.
Hope nobody is going to jail over that!
10-21-2023, 04:05 AM
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Saito carb O-rings. Minus the big block outer one.
10-21-2023, 12:33 PM
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watch how long it takes to go around and open each valve at idle LOL
BTW, if I had one of these engines, I would let it sleep in my bed.
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10-21-2023, 05:17 PM
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Lonnie, here is the digital sealing iron we discussed, the Brand name is O'Skool, they are 63 buck and Amazon sells lots of them, they are popular.
10-22-2023, 02:26 AM
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Thanks, Dave. Beats fooling around with trim pots and bimetal temp gauges.
10-22-2023, 01:35 PM
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1200SportsterRider
Great catch, one of those will go ahead of these tail feathers. Pin hinges all the way.
Mambo tail feathers, the control rods are in place, so I can sheet the top and bottom of the fuselage.
Here ya go,
The FA-30SH Special will begin life by hauling a Great Planes kit-built "Big Stik 20" over the club field. The FA-40A will wake up on the nose of a scratch built Sr Kadet. I will be leaving that one up at my "private" field in Marlette Michigan.
Plan to put quite a few lightening holes in the Big Stick fuselage before stretching the Coverite Mica Film covering on both planes.
Big Stik 20
Kadet Senior, Pure 3 channel
10-22-2023, 02:14 PM
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Hi Gary
I'll be talking to you soon.
10-22-2023, 02:59 PM
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Oh yeah!
I bet you will. A beautiful sight that one is too.
Swing it around to about a 45 degree heading sounds about right. Now, if only Dave picked up a license we could have quite a ball this winter.
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10-23-2023, 01:55 AM
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Looking very good there Gary, nice clean precise joints.
10-23-2023, 11:47 AM
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you guys, you know, in one of his movies John Wayne said "Mr., that better be a Saito that you are pulling out of that holster or your flight is going to be re-al short".
Jim
10-23-2023, 09:59 PM
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Nitromethane is crazy stuff.
yee-up, that's what he said.
10-23-2023, 10:05 PM
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Good catch. Does it also have dual glow plugs?
Single Glow plug, Hemi head (For sale)
10-25-2023, 07:54 PM
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LOL this is great,,, some really hot racing here.
10-26-2023, 06:44 AM
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Four wheel bad, two wheels good!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tcbFxOguCaI
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11-03-2023, 03:47 AM
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If there were a kit, this would be a beautiful build and Saito triple project.
Wolf Samsom, what a beauty. A ride for a Graupner Grey 3 blade.
11-03-2023, 02:31 PM
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http://www.bigrcmodels.com/proddetai...%2DSMSON2%2D70
If this place is still in business, the rc kits are still available. RC model in red.
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11-03-2023, 06:39 PM
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If there were a kit, this would be a beautiful build and Saito triple project.
Wolf Samsom, what a beauty. A ride for a Graupner Grey 3 blade.
it's beauty. looks like a Gee Bee Y Biy plane.
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11-03-2023, 06:53 PM
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hey Dave. you can fly it like this.
11-04-2023, 10:23 AM
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it's beauty. looks like a Gee Bee Y Biy plane.
Looks a lot like a Travel Aire
Mystery Ship in biplane form.
How about you Aaron?
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11-04-2023, 11:13 AM
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Hard to improve the "mystery ship" racer with a second wing lol. Acrobatic racer lol?
The bipe looks more like a "Muscle Bipe" maybe?
11-04-2023, 04:48 PM
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The bipe looks more like a "Muscle Bipe" maybe?
Hats off, you nailed it. Available in many sizes and flavors. Great Golden Age looks too.
Lets get one!
11-05-2023, 09:27 PM
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this just goes to show, you don't need a 700HP engine in your Vett. all you need is 660cc. about 33HP
11-13-2023, 11:26 AM
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I ran my rebuilt Saito 56 today.
Fuel Wildcat 10% full syn.
Prop=====HY 12 x 6
Plug=====Glow DEVIL 4C Special
Exhaust==stock cast muffler
Mx rpm===10,080
Idle 1,400
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11-13-2023, 11:51 AM
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