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    0-200 Information

    Dave, your 3d model is amazing looking, far more detailed then i need but impressed with your abilities. I am building a formula one race plane with my brother for reno. I have the entire tube fuse skin wing and tail molded 1:1 in solid works and would like to have a dimensionally correct...
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    fuse welding

    I have a miller syncrowave 200 that I bought about two years ago. I have been using it on my sonerai air frame with 1/16 red tungsten and er70-s welding wire. I am not an expert but seem to be producing some god welds. I just ordered a sharpener for the tungsten tips. I think the welds will...
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    yamaha 1200 genisis motor 120 hp 145#

    Where would one find one of these genisis engines. What sled does it come out of. I have looked on the internet andhve not been able to find any of them. Is there any links for somone who sells an adapter plate for his engine
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    Wing tips.

    What are the best wing tips for use on a sonerai ii. I have the stock wing tips but have seen alot of sonerai i with a rv4 style wing tip. What is the best type of filler to use on the wing to cover all the wing rivits. How does the wings flexing affect the filler.
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    yamaha 1200 genisis motor 120 hp 145#

    Do you have any plans for the motor mount in the pictures that are posted or where I can get some.
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    yamaha 1200 genisis motor 120 hp 145#

    This sounds like a pretty fool proof idea. Any new advancements on it. I have a freind of mine looking for a 1200 for my sonerai. Where would I find the redrives for this engine. thanks
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    surface rust on an airframe.

    I have two sonerai airframes. one with surface rust all over it and one that has been etch primed. What I am looking at is the welds on the etch primed frame do not look as good as the other airframe. I want to use the fuse with the surface rust but dont know how deep it goes. If I sand...
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    fuselage fiberglass skins

    Does anyone recommend against building fiberglass skins for the fuselage. Does anybody offer skins for sale. What about aluminum skins on the fuse. Thanks for all the info so far.
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    Turbo charging

    this sight may help they seem to have some nice products. http://www.chirco.com/ I have a link that I will post later, it seems this company has vw air cooled engines that are reliable up to 10000 miles and dont have problems with over heating even with driving around town. I will post it asap.
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    fuse welding

    What is the best way to wweld the fuselage? I am an expert at mig welding and a modest tig welder. I was told it would be best to gas weld it. What are all your thoughts? Thanks
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    wing mounting location.

    I just purchased a sonerai ii. It is ready to be covered and need the tail rebuilt. The question I have is does anybody have the plans for the square tail that I can buy? Also does the plane fly better with a low wing or mid wing? I like the look of the mid wing but want the best...
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    subaru ea81

    I am looking at putting a ea-81 in my sonerai ii direct drive. Does anybody have any recomendations against this. Thanks for your help
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    Inspection of VariEze

    I need some help but dont know if I am in the right area. I recently picked up a varieze from a freind of mine out at my local airport. It was kindof given to me so I cant complain. The tail number was N73FD. I looked it up and it was registered in 1980 and deregistered in 1997. Reason was...
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    5.0 liter mustang

    I am building a sal p-51 and am looking at installing a l-s1. as anyone heard of people using the 5.0 mustang motor in an air plane and where would i find a psru. Thanks for the help
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    Sal p-51 mustang

    Hello everyone. My name is Josh. I bought my plans for my sal back in 2008 I am ready to start on my plane and am going to start with the tail. I was looking at the plans and it says to use fir or mahogany 1/4 inch for the ribs in the tail. Huge price difference from aircraft spruce, my...
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