National Aeronca Association Bulletin Board

I hinged my Champ cowl. The 7DC had one. The Aeronca drawing for that is 7-787 I signed it off as a minor using that drawing.

If you want a -8 you can use your o200 case and send it to Don Swords and get the o200 to C85 stc and the -12 to -8 stc. Then you can use the -8 accessory case. You wont actually have an o200, but a C85, then use the o200 crank and get the STC to use that on your c85 and then you have a super C85 th...

Bob, Having just gone through my a65 and salvaging parts for my C85 that I am building I can tell you what was usable. Not much. My already ground .010 under crankshaft (tapered) was rejected for being cracked. I am building a -8 c85 so I could use my cam and crank gears, and my accessory case. In m...

Just a note, Aircraft specialties has changed hands in the not too distant past. I would recommend Rick Romans to recondition your hard parts. They are next door to Specialties, and are very customer oriented. When my parts went through their shop I was able to go back and talk to the guys doing the...

You can try a product called Evaporust too. Some have good luck using that. You can find it at the aviation counter at Tractor Supply.

I don't think there is any Aeronca repairs for that, but I believe AC 43-13 gives repairs such as that for the repair of elongated holes. Those fittings are so cheap why not just replace it? I have seen them fleabay recently. You sound about as bad as me, I think I did about the same miles to pick u...

If he stills makes them Scott let me know, I would like a set too. I am going to make my own otherwise, they won't be as pretty!

For those that don't know it, Don has an STC to convert the -12 to a -8, I believe it covers all 4 cylinder continentals. The STC number is SE01592AT - To modify C-Series crank case from -12 to -8 and the information can be found here: http://turnertech.wix.com/donsdreammachines#!contact/con8 I am n...

Wouldn't the easy way out be to get the STC from Don Swords and make the c90-12 engine into a -8? I know it would have to come apart and all, but it would give him a -8. I didn't get a warm fuzzy feeling about putting a c85-12 on my Champ using the service letters and eventually found a -8. After so...

I agree Mike, you don't get the same archive on FB as you do here. It's there on FB, but it is not searchable or easy to find.

Ok, so you guys don't care for all the FB stuff, cat pictures, and political stuff. But, the associations Facebook page is quite a bit more active. So, for you non Facebook guys here are a few things you can do to make your Facebook experience more enjoyable. 1. Don't make your profile public!! Make...

Dale,
You might check this link out. I think he has just what you are looking for here:
http://hangar9aeroworks.com/Aeroncastru ... strut.html

Brian please send some pics to me. How many hours on them? And do you still have the intake spider and elbows. I will pm you my address.

I need one for a c85. As far as I know the only one I can't use is the very early A65 one with the 1 3/16" holes through the rod pins. Rick Romans was going to certify mine with the 1" through holes from my A65 for my C85 build until it showed a flaw in the casting at the nose bearing.

The shop just told me my crank has cracks in it and they won't certify it. So, if anybody has a crank for sale I would be interested