Fuselage

Here is the package tray and turtledeck after the canopy was cut off and removed.

I will sand the excess foam away and put a layer of fiberglass on the inside and a few extra layers at the front edge for a make shift roll bar. Not that any one of us need it!

I leveled the fuselage again, both for and aft, and side to side. We supported the motor mount with some cider blocks until I can complete the nose gear. Then we mounted the Corvair Engine and warp drive prop.

My friend Moe helped me mount the engine. So I let him sit inside. He made more airplane noises than I did! Moe hopes to see N323XL finished before he returns to Egypt. The start of another 5 month building spurt begins. I hope to have a Webcam setup in the garage in the next few weeks. Then anyone on the net can see me work on the bird. The ethernet cable is run from my house to the garage. The extra computer will be set up soon. Keep checking back!

Back to building! I want the 2002 Gathering at Red Oak, Iowa to have the most finished KR's in attendance. I will have mine there come hell or high water!