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joepilot503
Joined: 11 Oct 2009
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Location: wyoming
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 Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:58 am Post subject: Original Firestar Rebuild Photos |
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I have been reading the forum for years and gathered alot of info from it. I finally registered to the forum. I bought an original 5 rib Firestar in June 2003. Thought I would share some photos of it. In 07 the throttle cable kinked at the lever while taxiing and turning to line up on runway and was stuck about 5000 rpm, ended up going into the trees before I was able to kill it, tore the gear off. Anyway I decided to restore and customize it a bit. Here is a link to my site if your interested www.brianskolbfirestar.comlu.com
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Eugene Zimmerman
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:55 pm Post subject: Original Firestar Rebuild Photos |
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Joe,
Beautiful plane.
Very nice rebuild job. Workmanship looks great. Excellent
modifications.
Thanks for sharing your website picts.
Gene Zimmerman
On Oct 11, 2009, at 3:58 PM, joepilot503 wrote:
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I have been reading the forum for years and gathered alot of info
from it. I finally registered to the forum. I bought an original 5
rib Firestar in June 2003. Thought I would share some photos of
it. In 07 the throttle cable kinked at the lever while taxiing and
turning to line up on runway and was stuck about 5000 rpm, ended up
going into the trees before I was able to kill it, tore the gear
off. Anyway I decided to restore and customize it a bit. Here is a
link to my site if your interested www.brianskolbfirestar.comlu.com
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 67504#267504
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rickofudall
Joined: 19 Sep 2009
Posts: 1392
Location: Udall, KS, USA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject: Original Firestar Rebuild Photos |
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On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Eugene Zimmerman <etzimm(at)gmail.com (etzimm(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
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Joe,
Beautiful plane.
Very nice rebuild job. Workmanship looks great. Excellent modifications.
Thanks for sharing your website picts.
Gene Zimmerman
On Oct 11, 2009, at 3:58 PM, joepilot503 wrote:
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I have been reading the forum for years and gathered alot of info from it. I finally registered to the forum. I bought an original 5 rib Firestar in June 2003. Thought I would share some photos of it. In 07 the throttle cable kinked at the lever while taxiing and turning to line up on runway and was stuck about 5000 rpm, ended up going into the trees before I was able to kill it, tore the gear off. Anyway I decided to restore and customize it a bit. Here is a link to my site if your interested www.brianskolbfirestar.comlu.com
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frank.goodnight(at)att.ne
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| Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:10 am Post subject: Original Firestar Rebuild Photos |
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Joe,
With winter coming on , I have been trying to build a full windscreen
for my Firestar 2.
I think your design is cleaner , simpler & better looking than
anything I came up with.
Seems like whatever needs to be done , someone on the list has helpful
information.
I have copied at least 3 things from Larry c. and received good advice
from several other
members, and now I,ll copy your windscreen, dosen,t do much for my ego
but if a better
idea comes along , beats trying to reinvent the wheel. Looks as if you
did a great job on your
a/c thanks for the pictures.
Frank Goodnight
Firestar2
Brownsville, TX
On Oct 12, 2009, at 6:55 PM, Eugene Zimmerman wrote:
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Joe,
Beautiful plane.
Very nice rebuild job. Workmanship looks great. Excellent
modifications.
Thanks for sharing your website picts.
Gene Zimmerman
On Oct 11, 2009, at 3:58 PM, joepilot503 wrote:
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> I have been reading the forum for years and gathered alot of info
> from it. I finally registered to the forum. I bought an original 5
> rib Firestar in June 2003. Thought I would share some photos of
> it. In 07 the throttle cable kinked at the lever while taxiing and
> turning to line up on runway and was stuck about 5000 rpm, ended up
> going into the trees before I was able to kill it, tore the gear
> off. Anyway I decided to restore and customize it a bit. Here is a
> link to my site if your interested www.brianskolbfirestar.comlu.com
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 67504#267504
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Ralph B
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Location: Mound Minnesota
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| Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: Original Firestar Rebuild Photos |
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It looks like a pretty good job to me. You sure reinforced those wings and tips!
Ralph
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capedavis(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:54 am Post subject: Original Firestar Rebuild Photos |
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Eugene that is a nice rebuild ,if you look at the pic of his throtle you can see the trim wheel that he has installed , it looks like the "Rans" trim I told you about.
Chris Davis
KXP 503 492 hrs
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Disabled from crash building Firefly
From: Eugene Zimmerman <etzimm(at)gmail.com>
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: Eugene Zimmerman <etzimm(at)gmail.com (etzimm(at)gmail.com)>
Joe,
Beautiful plane.
Very nice rebuild job. Workmanship looks great. Excellent modifications.
Thanks for sharing your website picts.
Gene Zimmerman
On Oct 11, 2009, at 3:58 PM, joepilot503 wrote:
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I have been reading the forum for years and gathered alot of info from it. I finally registered to the forum. I bought an original 5 rib Firestar in June 2003. Thought I would share some photos of it. In 07 the throttle cable kinked at the lever while taxiing and turning to line up on runway and was stuck about 5000 rpm, ended up going into the trees before I was able to kill it, tore the gear off. Anyway I decided to restore and customize it a bit. Here is a link to my site if your interested www.brianskolbfirestar.comlu.com
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George Alexander
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: SW Florida
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:24 am Post subject: Re: Original Firestar Rebuild Photos |
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| joepilot503 wrote: | | I have been reading the forum for years and gathered alot of info from it. I finally registered to the forum. I bought an original 5 rib Firestar in June 2003. Thought I would share some photos of it. In 07 the throttle cable kinked at the lever while taxiing and turning to line up on runway and was stuck about 5000 rpm, ended up going into the trees before I was able to kill it, tore the gear off. Anyway I decided to restore and customize it a bit. Here is a link to my site if your interested www.brianskolbfirestar.comlu.com |
Brian?/Joe?:
Nice job on the rebuild. Lots of nice improvements.
Did notice the image for the Primer and Fuel Shut Off...
Is the ON position UP and OFF position horizontal for that valve? If so, you might want to consider rotating the valve 180 deg. so that ON is down. Although rare, these valves have been known to vibrate and gravity moves them toward the DOWN position. If ON is down, it is more likely to stay down (ON) with vibration.
Just a thought....
Tell 'em Beauford.... worth what you paid for it.
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