Finally after 24 years it standing on its own legs!

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Mounted the landing gear this week. Tail wheel is an Iron Designs with a stainless stinger for the spring from a Bearhawk. I always liked the Cessna 180-185 stinger spring so I made theirs work. Had to make my own receiver.
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Landing gear is not the standard Grove gear. I had Robbie design and make me a taller set (back in ‘99) that is the same width as the new KF gear. It is much taller than I expected. The door sill comes up to my belly button. I like the wide track of the gear.
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The tires are the Desser 22x8x6. Will be a monster when it finally on 29” Bushwheels. I can’t get it back into the paint booth so I will have to move the tractor out of the barn.
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Also installed the windshield and the skylight. “March of the clecos”.
My incredibly patience wife was super excited to see it finally up on its own. Now it looks more like a plane.