Hi PB,
I pm'ed my email address to you , hope it got to you in one piece
Was in connection with the cross bracing etc.
Regards
Glen

ZIP done today, besides sand down curtain rails and respray
Been a nice warm summers day here but becames fury hot late in the afternoon and cools down in the evening, thankgoodness!!
Hopefully tomorrow will be more productive Nipper wise

Hi David,
Yes, the Hepu was approx 1200cc, here are photos of said hub.
I have a aliminium spacer between the prop and the hub to assist with exhaust clearance.
I believe the GP hub moves the hub 2 1/2 inches forward from the case.

Has anyone used GP's propeller hub with the 3degree crank fitting. The one i'm interested in is the one that fits straight onto the crank (3degree)without the extra bearing. Whats the quality like etc? My present hub is the original Hepu hub which is frightfully thin, need something stronger! Thanks...

Right, today i gave the airframe a light sanding with fine dry emery paper. Moved fuse outside the workshop and sprayed two light coats of etch primer. I decided to do this because i do not like leaving the airframe tubing bear with no protection, even though the new tubes need to be welded in. I wi...

Hello Paul,
Very nice indeed, your paint scheme really looks good.
Looks a tad coooool in your part of the world, very nice warm weather here
Regards
Glen

Hello Spot,
Don't know what you have fixed on the forum, but i can now load pic's etc at a rate of knots unbenown to man kind and stay connected, thank you SIR, now it's a pleasure to upload again.

How to make your Nipper very light in weight, just cut out all the tubing
Should go like a bomb now...hey

Today there was ACTION !!! I plucked up the courage to cut out the offending bits of tubing in the frame. The tube that you bolt the tail skid to is horrrribly corroded from the inside. Water and dirt has been gathering in this tube as the open end faces up. I will definately seal the new tube after...

Thanks Dave, all the info is greatly appreciated. The photo of the mounts you posted is good enough of me to go on. If you could please give me the wall thickness of the "pyrimids" plates if you have it on hand. I assume the round part of the mounting is solid stock, turned down to the rig...

Hi Dave, Thank you very much from the photos and explaination. My Nipper has the hole with a tube through the top cross member. I'm keen to change to the later mountings, will have to manufacture them myself. One question, would i have to move the top bracing tubes to be in line with the mountings o...

Hi All, Well, i'm still at it, progressing slowly :shock: All the paint on the frame has gone and now i'v started with a rather labour intensive operation. There are a few pieces of tubing around the cockpit area that were repaired using fish plates and i never liked it from day one. I'v just finish...

Congrats, very nice indeed. What condition is "she" in at this moment, engine size etc Exciting stuff when one aquires something special like a Nipper. :D Please include us all in your activities with the mods. Are you guy perhaps freezing to death at this moment, we are having a very plea...

Hello Spot,
For the moment, can we leave it as it is. I'v just installed IE 7 so will give that a test run, might have improved, hopefully! Thanks for the concern, will have to buy you a cold one if i end up visiting one day
Regards
Glen

Hi All,
Still scrapping paint off the fuselage, should be finished so!!
David (G-ARBG), remember our discussion icw the tension wires that went missing on my fuselage, well here is the "witness" marks left after the wires where removed