Bob.I have a similar situation as you do,but not quite as bad.My plane was flying when I bought it.Engine problems,lousy wing repair's.Main gas tank (12 gal) too deep,ins.panel only 6 ins high with used beat up inst's. I would be interested in the wings, the engine (if duel ignition) the instruments. MY KR2 is in my garage in Phoenix Az.For the next 3 months I will be in Gilberts Ill (Near Elgin Ill, just west of Chicago Ill).I do not have a printer here,But I would appreciate photo's and prices.
---- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" <bhai...@hcnews.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 12:44 PM Subject: Re: KR> Sad tale... > Don..what would you take for the whole bad deal..and where are you > located..I'm north cen tx..only interested in giveaway price..bob > hailey..bhai...@hcnews.com > > Don Morris wrote: >> >> Hi. >> >> I recently purchased a KR2 project off of ebay, and picked it up this >> weekend. Unfortunately, I have now concluded that this KR will never >> fly. Looking over the log books (and photos) I have come to the >> conclusion that the first two builders did a good job, but the last one >> was a bit of a butcher. He did things like attach the canopy by >> drilling bolt holes through the upper longeron. His fiberglass work was >> unbelieveably bad - the cowl modifications to fit the revmaster engine >> were 3/8 inch thick in the wrong places, and terribly lumpy. But, I >> just couldn't tell the old man that his project would never be safe to >> fly, so I still bought it, looking to get my money back in parts (and >> maybe start my own from scratch later on). The saving grace of this all >> was that he had lots of parts that he didn't build, and he bought the >> best of everything, and he had 2 kits. So, I have a lot of stuff for >> sale. I thought some of the KR'ers on this site might be interested, >> and I hope you will pardon my signing up for the list for this >> purpose. (I also really like KR's, if that counts for anything. >> Witness that I was a "sucker" and bought the project.) >> >> As far as I can tell, I have two complete sets of the guppy landing gear >> if anyone is interested at all. I have a built-per-plans tailwheel and >> a beautiful maule fully castoring tailwheel with spring and pneumatic >> tire. I have all of the metal fittings built up inside the plane. I >> have preformed wingtips (factory new). I have an extra pre-molded >> turtledeck - untouched - and a cowling - untouched also. I am not sure >> which cowling it is. If anyone wants it, they can have the one he >> modified. Those customizing their cowlings heavily could probably cut >> out the areas he changed a lot, and make some use of the nose bowl >> area. I have an extra canopy frame, but it needs repair. I have basic >> VFR flight instruments - brand new never used - all available at reduced >> cost. I have a complete foam set from the mid 90's. I don't know if it >> is age limited at all. Finally, I have the real kicker - a zero time >> (test run only) Revmaster 2100 Turbocharged fuel injected engine that >> makes me go all weak at the knees. It really is an amazing engine. >> >> What I would really like to do is sell the engine, mount, possibly a >> cowl, all the accessories, all the fuel system possible, the engine >> instrumentation, and all the applicaple cables, etc. in one place to one >> person. The only thing I do NOT have is the prop. For those of you >> builders out there, this is a chance to be DONE with your propulsion >> system in one or two weekends for a fraction of the cost. Another >> interesting possibility would be for a builder with a boat fuselage to >> buy all the premade metal fittings and such in one chunk, and save a lot >> of time. I really have no plans to sell the fuselage, as I feel that it >> is not easily made airworthy. However, if you know what you are getting >> into, I could be pursauded to almost give it away. It still has lots of >> good stuff in it. I believe the wings are good, but if you are >> interested, you would want to do a close inspection. They have wing >> tanks and strobe wires in them. Oh yes, I have good WAFs. >> >> My basic benchmark on price is 50% of cost. I prefer to talk by >> personal email off the list, but I am now a list member, and intend to >> stay that way for some time, so you can also reach me by general post. >> Advice is welcome. >> >> Thanks all for your time, and happy building. >> >> -Don >> >> _______________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
