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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1065 on: June 09, 2014, 10:28:49 PM »
If this was my UPS lady, you could be sure I would have something delivered by UPS everyday! LOL!
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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1066 on: June 09, 2014, 10:39:33 PM »
Carolina Carport showed up this morning at 8am with my new Streamliner shelter.
The car was built at the Carbinite shop but we have been so busy over there that there is no room for it. So I have been keeping and working on the car back at the house. With the new shelter it will be a bit easier to quit in the evenings as I don't have to make everything waterproof.
It took four workers just 2.5 hours to build it. We probably had 15 hours preparing the site. Team member Ted Wolf brought his bull dozer and it was a real blessing as there was much more dirt that needed moved than we imagined. Bulldozers are cool!!!
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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1067 on: June 09, 2014, 10:47:08 PM »
Also got the electric trailer tongue jack installed and sent chutes back to DJ to have tow lines shortened by 10ft each. Hopefully it will be much less challenging to stuff them back in their boxes. The primary box is plenty large. In fact, we will need a stuffer in there like a towel or something to take up the extra room to preload the drogue a bit more but the secondary is the challenging chute to load. I think once it gets any salt on it, even though it will be washed, it may never go back in.
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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1068 on: June 09, 2014, 10:49:41 PM »
I getting this uncontrollable desire to order something via UPS! Thanks Sabat!
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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1069 on: June 10, 2014, 12:20:11 AM »
Hmmm  I think is see Brown Santa evolving to Brown Satan,

 -- for sure that "BROWNIE"  would cause a Flip Wilson moment:

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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1070 on: June 10, 2014, 12:23:04 AM »
 :cheers:

Salt does add a level of difficulty to the chutes :-D
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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1071 on: June 10, 2014, 03:37:31 AM »
Rob, that shelter is awesome.
It's all class!!!!

I love the way it all goes together.

That system would make big bucks here.

A special car needs a classy shelter like that.

Your operation is very professional. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1072 on: June 10, 2014, 09:58:16 AM »
Rob, if you need to shorten your tube for a better fit a piece of hard insulating foam glued in the back will help.  Hopefully your primary and secondary have different line lengths.
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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1073 on: June 17, 2014, 08:25:21 AM »
I think DJ made the primary and secondary the same length. I will check on that. I would think it would be a bit better if primary was a bit longer.
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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1074 on: June 17, 2014, 08:32:50 AM »
Fairings finally approaching completion. It was a much bigger job than I anticipated. Then again there were eight of them.
Just need a few hours bodywork and we can cross this one off the list.

Also we cut in an ice hole for loading ice without taking entire engine cover off.
It is still attached with (10) 10-32 screws as it is structural.
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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1075 on: June 17, 2014, 08:40:21 AM »
More pics of Hoerner style fairings.
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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1076 on: June 17, 2014, 08:52:15 AM »
 :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

I love it Rob.

Way to go man.

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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1077 on: June 17, 2014, 09:15:29 AM »
WOW  that is looking so "SPOT ON"
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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1078 on: June 17, 2014, 09:37:19 AM »
Fairings look good Rob, you going to be at Speedweek?
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Re: NACA 66 Special A/BGS
« Reply #1079 on: June 17, 2014, 03:41:06 PM »



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