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At 7:38pm on November 2, 2013, David Long said…

Hi Fred,  

Building really slowed down.  I moved and relocated everything (including my 601 kit.)  Finally getting some time to work on the 1st wing.  Starting with wing upgrade kit.  Will keep in touch.  So you bought a 5th bearing block and crank from WW?  I'm still on the fence with the 5th bearing......

At 3:19pm on July 29, 2013, Michael Loeven said…

BTW I'd still like to take you up on your offer to see your project at some point soon.  Are you doing a 601 xl-b / corvair?

At 3:17pm on July 29, 2013, Michael Loeven said…

Fred,

Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to go - I have a wedding in Pittsburg that weekend.  I'm really bummed too, because I wanted to make it out there and also go to a Corvair college, so it could have been the perfect timing.  Oh well, nothing I can do about it now.  Thanks for the offer though - I'd totally take you up on it if I could have.

Mike

At 10:04pm on July 18, 2013, Patrick Hoyt said…
Hi Fred. I lowered the leading edge of the horizontal stab as much as possible with the existing brackets. To get it "down" any more would require fabricating new rear brackets to raise the aft edge.

-Pat
At 9:37am on April 15, 2013, Chris Craver said…

Yes, that was fast.

Yep, found the bolts and all.

At 9:01am on April 14, 2013, Chris Craver said…

Got the case Saturday, and in good shape.

Thanks Fred!

At 6:51am on April 8, 2013, Chris Craver said…

Thanks fro asking Fred. Yes, I'm going to add a fifth bearing and I'm thinking a new crank, so I shouldn't need the other parts. Thanks again though.

At 8:29am on March 28, 2013, Chris Craver said…

Thanks for looking into the shipping Fred. I've sent you a friend request. If you would, send me a message so we can work out the details.

Thanks again!

At 7:17pm on February 16, 2013, Bob Pustell said…

Hi, Fred--

Thanks for your nice comment on my profile. I am glad the carb/throttle quadrant info was helpful. It has been a while since CC17, that was a fun and informative gathering! To answer your question, my build is going so slowly that it is almost (but not quite) stagnant. I hope to accelerate that soon. I am presently President of my homeowner's association and that takes a lot of time. I also own, maintain and fly a 1947 Stinson, which takes far more time and effort than I anticipated to keep airworthy. It is two thirds of a century old, so I guess it deserves some time attention and money, but it sure does limit my Zenith time. Sigh. I guess that is not a bad problem to have, however, to be working on and flying a lovely old antique aircraft.

Let us all know on the group how your quadrant idea works out.

Regards, Bob

At 8:32pm on February 12, 2013, Maarten Versteeg said…

Hello Fred,

Thanks for the information, I will add the small venting holes to the fuel vents. I have been flying or about 12 years hefre in the surroundings of San Antonio and am no early done with building my own 601. I started of with rudder and tail kit and then switched to scratch build but I have bought some parts from Zenith (welding and fiberglass). I actually flew a 601 near you in Shenandoah valley as part of an early transition training when I was on business travel, but that 601 has since crashed due to fuel exhaustion.r

Regards,  Maarten

At 10:36am on December 31, 2012, Tim Smart said…
Thanks Fred I'll look that sending unit dicussion up.
At 11:33am on October 4, 2012, Dave Gardea said…

Hi Fred,

I'll need to measure next time I'm at the hangar.

Dave

At 10:50am on October 2, 2012, Dave Gardea said…

Hi Fred,

If you install the Marvel Schebler carb it has a primer .. I usually goose the throttle 2 or 3 times prior to starting. On a cold day it can take longer to get fuel up those risers to the heads .. fuel does not atomize as well on cold days. I used a new OT10 as recommended by William Wynne. You should be able to check the dimensions of the armrest from the plans.

Regards, Dave

At 10:03am on August 7, 2012, Jeffrey J Paris said…

Hi Fred,

Yes those are 3.125" instruments.  I added the switch panel and I have plenty of room for my legs, although in hindsight I could have forgone the modification.  I copied a friend of mines Zenith scratch built and thought it looked good and was a good idea.  Sorry for the late response.  Jeff

At 10:07am on June 24, 2012, Phill Barnes said…

Hi Fred

I am sorry that it is taking so long to send you the measurements you requested. I have it written down and I will endeavour to make a drawing with those measurements tomorrow arvo and send it to you.

 

Regards

Phill

At 12:39pm on March 19, 2012, Dave Gardea said…

Fred, I went with Dan's 5th bearing at the time as he was the only one mass producing them at the time. His new billet 5th bearing looks great. Dan provides the tools to install for a deposit .. fairly straightforward to install with those tools. I recommend you reach out to Dan to compare the product and support.

Dave

At 11:34am on March 18, 2012, Dave Gardea said…
Hi Fred, you'll be just fine with the stock lengths as they will be pulled back from your panel once cables are in place. Mine rest just about a 1/4 in from panel and tops are higher than bottom edge of panel. Since that's with elev full down you won't be flying with your hand up forward anyway. For 5th bearing install questions have you reached out to Dan Weseman at fly5thbearing.com ?

Regards,
Dave
At 3:46pm on January 28, 2012, Mike Miller said…

Fred,

I added a cheap, computer fan, to exhaust hot air when plane has been sitting awhile in the sun.  Nothing fancy...probably something I saw somebody else do...

Mike

At 1:33pm on April 22, 2011, Theodore A Ralph said…

I will be going to the hangar over the weekend.  I'll take some pictures of the the rivet "pusher" and the modifications.  This may save you a bit of time and will defifnitely keep you from beating on your plane and may save you from a series of oversized holes.

 

Ted 

 

At 11:26am on February 16, 2011, Ron Lendon said…

Fred,

I'm following the WW method, (he has a 601 installation book for sale)
where the fuel line goes from the shutoff/selector switch (Andair)
through the right lower firewall and turns 90 degrees to the
gascolator.  Then it goes up 90 degrees through both facet pumps.....

So no holes in the floor.  "601/650 Corvair Installation Manual - 126
pages"  is available from :

http://flycorvair.com/products.html

Hope that helps,

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