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Why buy American?
Builders, Get a good look at the picture below. In the center are 20 AN7 bolts, 20 AN363 nuts, and a bag of NAS nuts. This is hardware I use in engine parts kits I sell like 2400-L Starter. Surrounding...
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1/3 Corvair Powered Crackerjack.
Builders, Old Friend Karl Henning from IL, shared this picture with me at Oshkosh. It is a Crackerjack, powered by a two cylinder, 1/3 Corvair conversion. This is the second 1/3 Corvair Karl has flown,...
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Chouinard Pietenpol on final
Builders, Many people in the Corvair world have met Mark Chouinard, he is a 6’5″ gentle giant, ( I say this aware of the comments on his FB page from his old infantry friends who offer great...
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Feminism in Rural Florida, Pt. 2
Builders, . I just stopped by our local Napa auto parts store, which also something of a community social hub, and took the photo below, it is my friend Suzanne, who also appeared with a very large...
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2018 Oshkosh photos, (1)
. Builders, . . Above, is picture I took the night before Oshkosh 2018 started. It is Paul Salter’s Panther parked in my booth at sunset, 12 hours before the start. The image captures the moment,...
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Something Tasteful about ‘Bigfoot’
Builders, I stopped by our local NAPA today, (the setting of this story Feminism in Rural Florida, Pt. 2) to pick up some filters and carb cleaner, and was invited to dine with the staff in the...
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Ford Man and ‘Old Hairy Guy’ deploy to Zenith Aircraft
Builders, Dan Weseman (Ford Man) and Your humble narrator (Dan’s kids code name for me is ‘old hairy guy’) are on our way to the Zenith Aircraft open house and Corvair College #42. . . Yes, we are...
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Industry Friends at Zenith Aircraft open house.
Builders, This year is my 12th consecutive visit to the Zenith Aircraft factory open house. The event starts tomorrow, but late tonight, with all the prep work done, a number of industry people who...
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Zenith open house 2018
Builders, . Below is a look at our set up crew for Corvair College #42 , held at the Zenith Aircraft Factory 2018 open house. . . Your humble narrator, Craig and Val Wested ( who flew their Corvair/650...
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3.0 Corvair, Bob Clark
Builders . The second engine to run at CC #42 / 2018 Zenith open house was built by Bob Clark for his 750. . . Above , Bob turns the prop while e pre-oil his engine. When we buttoned it up it took less...
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Bob Clarke’s Zenith run, w/requisite CMP.
Builders, . Below is a picture of Bob Clarke’s 3,000 cc Corvair, destined for his Zenith 750, running on my test stand at the 25th Zenith Aircraft Factory Open House three days ago. It was a flawless...
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Jim Zuege’s 3.0L Corvair – w/CMP
Builders, . Here is another engine that ran flawlessly on the stand at the Zenith Open House, just two days ago. Jim did a very nice job putting together his 3,000 cc Corvair. It too only 2 seconds of...
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Mrs. Motorhead at Zenith Open House.
Builders, . Pictured below is Crystal Meyr, in the Corvair tent at the Zenith Aircraft 2018 Open house. She is from the next town over from Zenith, and she was with family, making her first visit to...
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Val Westedt’s Zenith 650 / Corvair at the 2018 Open House
Builders, . Val and Craig Westedt brought their magnificent Zenith 650 back for another flying visit to the factory, where the kit was made. The plane captured a lot of attention, and Val was actually...
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“…Must strangle…Ford Man…”
Builders, . I have been friends with Dan Weseman, aka: “Ford Man” for a dozen years. Ask any builder who knows us both, if they are being honest, they may say something civil about me, but Dan is...
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Ford Man vs Old hairy Chevy Guy, season 12, episode 9, ‘the 55 minute brake job’
Builders, . Another fun story of Ford vs Chevy, on the trip home from the 2018 Zenith Aircraft open house…. . . Above, “Ford Man” aka Dan Weseman, performs regularly unscheduled maintenance on his...
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Thought for the Day: Risk and Reptile Recycling.
Builders, Now it is Halloween month, a little picture below, . . Above is the bone structure of a 36″ water moccasin, with a Corvair Gold prop hub for size comparison. The Hub is about 6″ across the...
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2018 Zenith Open House -The long run.
Builders, The Zenith Aircraft open house marked their 25th year in Mexico MO, but in reality they have been around a lot longer, dating to their origins in Canada in the early 1970s. This year was my...
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Ignition timing at Zenith 2018
Builders, Below is a snap shot of setting the ignition timing on a running 2700 cc Corvair on my run stand at the 2018 Zenith open house. . . Above, the 2700cc Corvair of Mark Miller, getting its...
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WW- ‘STOL Bowl’; A new nose bowl available this month, Pn. #4201-B
Builders, Here is a look ahead at a new part which we will have on the shelf by the end of the month, and publicly show at Corvair College #43 in November. It is a modified and refined version of our...
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