Woody V Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 11 hours ago, Brett M said: I hate close up shots......things to fix! Yea, you need to start all over again. But I'll take that one off your hands if you're just going to toss it. BiggTim, Brett M and Anthony in NZ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justplanecrazy Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I believe the white tape on the wings was a taxi aid for the pilot. You can't see much forward out of the cockpit when the plane was on the ground, as the nose was so long. The pilot would use the marks on the wings as a reference point to keep her straight going down the runway. Excellent job by the way Brett M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircare84 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 The white tape on the wings was to seal the wing fuel cells, just like the white tape you see on the fuselage of many of the F4-U's. Brett M and D.B. Andrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, aircare84 said: The white tape on the wings was to seal the wing fuel cells, just like the white tape you see on the fuselage of many of the F4-U's. Thanks! Would it be safe to assume if the fuselage had tape, the wings would as well? Edited February 5, 2020 by Brett M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Engine looks great Brett! Brett M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Quick dirty shot off of the phone this morning...….next, ignition ring MikeC, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Question to the masses: What would you use for the spark plug wires on this? I have copper wire, but it's stiff. Solder would work, but I don't have anything small enough on hand, but can order. Any suggestions or favorites you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Beautiful Engine! Very nice. 1 hour ago, Brett M said: Question to the masses: What would you use for the spark plug wires on this? I have copper wire, but it's stiff. Solder would work, but I don't have anything small enough on hand, but can order. Any suggestions or favorites you use? For the spark plug wires, my subject had black ones, so I used thin electrical wire as shown below. It also comes in a variety of other colors if you want something other than black. Strip the insulation off both ends and push into place after you drill holes. I bent the ends of the wire at an angle, so glue was not required. Cheers, Chuck Brett M, Landrotten Highlander, MikeC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, chuck540z3 said: Beautiful Engine! Very nice. For the spark plug wires, my subject had black ones, so I used thin electrical wire as shown below. It also comes in a variety of other colors if you want something other than black. Strip the insulation off both ends and push into place after you drill holes. I bent the ends of the wire at an angle, so glue was not required. Cheers, Chuck Thanks Chuck! I don't suppose that is CAT5 wire by chance? Grabbing some from the IT brother later today to see if it'll work.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Sorry, no idea. I just went to an electronics supply store and bought a bunch of wiring that I thought would work. 26 Gauge comes to mind (?) Cheers, Chuck Brett M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 37 minutes ago, chuck540z3 said: Sorry, no idea. I just went to an electronics supply store and bought a bunch of wiring that I thought would work. 26 Gauge comes to mind (?) Cheers, Chuck And I think CAT5 uses something close to 26 gauge, so that should work! Thanks again. Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircare84 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 21 hours ago, Brett M said: Thanks! Would it be safe to assume if the fuselage had tape, the wings would as well? Brett, Unfortunately, no. There are photos with either, none & both. Depended on the particular aircraft where they had leaks. You would have to verify with photos. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircare84 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 6 hours ago, Brett M said: Question to the masses: What would you use for the spark plug wires on this? I have copper wire, but it's stiff. Solder would work, but I don't have anything small enough on hand, but can order. Any suggestions or favorites you use? Brett, I use various small gauge wire, 22, 24, 28, etc. that I strip off the outer sheathing & use the wire strands. Starfighter, Brett M and Kagemusha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 I actually gave up trying to repurpose found wire on engines for the most part, and have had better luck with commercially available lead wire in various gauges. Kev Brett M and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) So, here's the wire I've found (though Kev, lead wire sounds MUCH more workable, I'll be looking for that tomorrow). I was going to try and use the kit ignition ring, but I couldn't get a drill bit started in each spot for a wire without messing it up. So, Vector resin ignition ring to the rescue, AND it has pre drilled holes that just need to be deepened to better accept a wire. I also added wire off of both generators/magnetos/distributor/??? which you can see in light grey. I'll drill out each hole on the ring tomorrow, then paint it up in preparation for wiring and install. I hope. Maybe? Help?! Edit: looks like a trip to Fish Tech is in my plans tomorrow. .015 and .025 lead wire in stock. Edited February 6, 2020 by Brett M MikeC, LSP_Kevin, spyrosjzmichos and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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