Original Posted By: kyle ray
Hi all! Well, I've gone through all the messtages that everyone was so kind to send me, and I think I'm almost ready to proceed with the project!I'm about to move into a new home in a couple of weeks, but it has a nice big garage that looks perfect to build a plane in. I think I'll do a little work in it to get it ready, I think a nice sturdy workbench, some good lighting, I may also put in a small window-unit air conditioner! I don't think I'll have any problems with the weight, and I think I've changed my mind on the powerplant from using an A65 or C85 over to using the Corvair engine. I studied the Corvair conversion some and it really looks very safe, light and powerful. I do like the sound of the old Ford "A", but that extra power would be sooo nice! Thanks again to everyone for the advice and encouragement, I think I may order my plans and get to studying them during lulls in the move/paint/paper/decorate process. There were a lot of great suggestions thrown out by several folks that I may want to incorporate into my plane. Tailwinds & wide grass runways to you all! Gary Meadows________________________________________________________________________________