On Apr 20, 4:29 pm, Ken Roberts <for...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Apr 19, 2:03 am, Terry <t...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > Ya there's no way I'd want to turn that thing on in my garage!! I
> > would have a hurricane of fiberglass dust, bondo resin chips and
> > such!! I guess for a squeaky clean garage it'd be ok. So kenny have
> > you got any paint on that machine of yours yet??
>
> > On Apr 13, 10:51 am, Ken Roberts <for...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > > I want that.
>
> Terry!
>
> I was just today wondering what ever happened to you. How you been?
>
> No paint on it yet, and I'm going to have to get on it. There's some
> sign of the glue getting tired in a place or two.
>
> I've been concentrating on my trailer. I have most of the welding
> done, I have the deck cut out, and rollers on it to center the craft.
> I just got done making a post for advice
here:http://www.hoverclubofamerica.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=1536&hl=
>
> Since that's all said, I'll get on with the craft. Here's what needs
> to be done:
> - Make an exhaust header and build the whole exhaust. (I already
> have the flange made, and I got an older header off a Mustang for
> curves, and I also have a muffler and catalytic converter)
> - Wiring: I need to mount the computer and other junk in the final
> position, and finish wiring. That means:
> a. Wire the dashboard and gauges (still not installed)
> b. Shorten all the computer wires so I don't have a bird's nest.
> c. Wire in the variator control.
> - Rework the rudders. As big as they are, they don't turn enough.
> I also need a trim wing still.
> - Paint.
>
> It's all taking forever. I've been working a lot of hours, and half
> the time I don't have money for parts. And, I have conceded that
> hovercrafts are a hobby, not a responsibility. The house and such
> comes first. I've been out hovering several times, but it's still a
> ways from done.
>
> The trailer is first because so far I've been borrowing a trailer.
> Not only is the trailer a very poor match for the hover, I also have
> to drive across town to get it every time, and then drive back to
> return it. The whole process of getting the trailer and loading it
> takes about 45 minutes to an hour, depending on wind and rain. That's
> each end. And then I get a trailer with no hitch weight: Cachunk,
> cachunk, cachunk. It drive me nuts even on a short trip. I can
> literally pick up the hitch with 2 fingers from the ground.
>
> As I said though, I've been making do. I recently tore into the
> wiring on the craft because of a faulty wire, and I've also found a
> piece of 24-conductor 16awg wire. I now have that running up the
> tunnel for my control/gauge panel, which has yet to come into
> existence.
>
> How's your new machine coming? Flying yet?
No I just got my engine running a week ago. I still have to do the
canopy, paint, the bag, and a bunch of odds and ends. Hoping to hit
the water yet this summer for sure. So what did you do for a variator
control if your wiring it?? I'm curios about that, I also still have
to do the control lever for that. Been working on it steady lately and
I understand the money issues just part of the game I guess :-)
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