Hello everyone,
I've been watching, reading and learning for the last year from each of
you on KRnet. I haven't got a web site for my construction project, but
I just wanted to get the word out that I have begun to gather materials
for construction of KR2S #1212 in Anchorage, Alaska. I'm a high school
educator and part time skydiver with a background in stock car racing
and auto and diesel repair. I did a lot of VWs when I was younger and
have been interested in constructing the KR for some time. I even bought
a set of plans in the early 80s, which got lost in one of my overseas
moves in the military. Last summer I bought a new set of plans, #1212,
and today my two sons and I brought home two 1966 110hp Corvairs (the
last two in the junk yard in the state as far I can gather). I paid $400
for the two, serials RH-auto and RD-manual, which I feel is a deal that
doesn't involve shipping to Alaska. They are complete, minus the fan
belt. (Does anyone need some Corvair carbs, alternators, starter, or
torque converter?) I took some pictures of the engines (wish I had taken
some pictures of the cars I found them in, buried under a pile of
station wagons and birch trees in the back forty!). I will post the
pictures when I get a chance to build a web page. The RD has headers and
the RH has aluminum valve covers which should polish up nicely (IECO
brand--an out-of-business high performance company that produced parts
for heads and intake systems). It will be interesting to see what I find
inside each. I'm planning on stretching and widening the fuselage, and
use hemlock. I've toyed with the idea of cutting a spruce tree and
having it cut up, but that's going a bit far for this plans built
project (lol). Looking forward to being a part of the community.
Rodger Nicolls
