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  1. aviatorbell

    Continental A80-8

    I have an A-65-8F that i bumped up to 8:1 using the Lycon NFS pistons. They are slightly heavier than the 65/75 pistons but are a balanced set. They run very smoothly at 2600 rpm. I think they were about $160 each when I bought them in 2017. They use stock continental rings, 2 compression and...
  2. aviatorbell

    Jungster 1 & 2 aircraft

    I have some Jungster 1 parts I am thinking of selling. I found a couple more bad glue joints in my fuselage/ lower center section. The original builder used Aerolite glue. Not sure what happened, but all of his wing gussets on the original wings came loose with a 1 or 2 finger tug. Im suspect...
  3. aviatorbell

    Is it ok to tack weld with a stick then use oxy-acetyl to finish the job?

  4. aviatorbell

    Is it ok to tack weld with a stick then use oxy-acetyl to finish the job?

    Watch from about the 25 minute mark on. I found this very interesting in the post weld stress relief vs not stress reliving.
  5. aviatorbell

    Is it ok to tack weld with a stick then use oxy-acetyl to finish the job?

  6. aviatorbell

    Is it ok to tack weld with a stick then use oxy-acetyl to finish the job?

    I watched a lot of TIG welding videos when I got started with TIG (formerly only did OA). “Mr TIG” had a video of a presentation he put on for Miller Welding where he discusses tig welding 4130 in NHRA. There was a failure in 3 cars they finally figured out when it happened to John Force (he...
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    Is it ok to tack weld with a stick then use oxy-acetyl to finish the job?

  8. aviatorbell

    Jungster 1 & 2 aircraft

    Didn’t the “Fraumeister” originally have an adjustable rear cabane strut? If so do you have any pics of it.
  9. aviatorbell

    Jungster 1 & 2 aircraft

    I have some Jungster Club newsletters about Dottie and her airplane. Good day everyone. Sorry this postmay be misplaced, not sure how to post in this topic. I have a J-1 I have been working on on and off for 20 years. I will try to upload some pics later. I keep getting sidetracked with other...
  10. aviatorbell

    High compression pistons in continental a65

    Wow, I haven’t been on here in a few years. Just an update, got the Babylakes flying back in june or July 2017. Ended up needing 4 new cylinders, all 4 were cracked between the guides. Went with the Lycon pistons and gained about 300 rpm. Been flying for about 150 hours learning acro and having fun.
  11. aviatorbell

    Homebuilt airplane project documentation

    I bought the baby lakes project and it was about 85% built and covered thru silver. I had to do some fabric work to spruce it up all new panel sheet metal new landing gear windshield etc etc. the only log I got with the project other than engine log book was a 30 year old Winston cigarette...
  12. aviatorbell

    High compression pistons in continental a65

    Yes but it should not clunk lol. I've seen finessing for best reading but it would clunk as I turned up the pressure.
  13. aviatorbell

    High compression pistons in continental a65

    The engine came on the project when I bought it. I did a borescipe on the cylinders and could only see so much. It's cost me around $5000 to 6000 by the time I'm back in the air but at least I will know what I have. The biggest thing i noticed during my 4th and last flight before rebuilding was...
  14. aviatorbell

    High compression pistons in continental a65

    The corvair on the Pietenpol looks better all the time. Parts are scarce and expensive for the old 65. I think the dime a dozen days are gone for a lot of the classic small homebuilt engines (o-235, a65,0-290 etc etc)
  15. Lightning McQueen

    Lightning McQueen

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  16. Ready for test flight

    Ready for test flight

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  17. 2nd test flight sept 2016

    2nd test flight sept 2016

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  18. Piet and Baby Lakes "Lightning McQueen"

    Piet and Baby Lakes "Lightning McQueen"

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  19. Baby lakes

    Baby lakes

    Baby lakes photos
  20. aviatorbell

    High compression pistons in continental a65

    I bought an unfinished baby lakes project a few years ago and finished it up last august. I got about 4 flights on it when the engine seemed to be getting weak. I should've torn down the engine before flying but I made the mistake of trusting the logbook. It was a zero time since overhaul and...
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