Entries for: Fuselage - General
| Entry Date: Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 (details) |
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| We're on the GROUND! |
| Fuselage
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| General
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| 1 hours
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Hurrah!
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| Entry Date: Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010 (details) |
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| Mount Tubes & Tires on the Main Wheel Assemblies & Mount Wheels |
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| 2 hours
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Seperated the wheels (manual calls for 7/16" tools, ours needed 1/2" - We have 8's).
Insert tubes inside tires and put together the wheel halves.
Checked for pinches and inflated the tires.
Attached remaining axle hardware, packed the bearings.
Slid on the wheels and drilled the final outboard cotter pin hole.
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| Entry Date: Wednesday, Feb 03, 2010 (details) |
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| Install the Brake Mounting Flanges & Torque Plates on the Axles |
| Fuselage
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| General
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| 4 hours
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Positioned the Brake Mounting Flange on the axle with the proper angle for our taildragger configuration.
Marked and drilled using the step-method.
Installed brackets/flanges/etc.
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| Entry Date: Saturday, Jan 30, 2010 (details) |
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| Drill & Bolt the Main Gear Legs |
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| General
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| 4 hours
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Check final bolt placement before drilling and recheck alignment.
Drill main gear legs using the step method.
Clean and deburr.
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| Entry Date: Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010 (details) |
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| Insert & Position the Gear Legs |
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| General
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| 3 hours
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Test-fit gear legs in sockets to check if honing was needed.
*Left-side fit in perfectly, so this was marked "L" and we moved to the Right*
Used honing tool as necessary, cleaned and regreased between fittings.
Used a steel bar to align gear legs with proper taildragger shims.
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| Entry Date: Monday, Jan 25, 2010 (details) |
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| Support & Level the Fuselage |
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| General
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| 1 hours
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Position fuselage to assist in gear leg insertion.
Level and support.
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| Entry Date: Thursday, Oct 29, 2009 (details) |
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| Fuselage Control System Pulleys Installation |
| Fuselage
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| General
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| 2 hours
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(still working on)
Prepared the forward pulley group for installation and made guards.
Installed the following pulleys: Lower Aft Aileron, Center Flap, Lower Outboard Flap, Upper Crossover.
*No cotter pins have been installed yet*
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| Entry Date: Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 (details) |
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| Install the Cable Fairleads |
| Fuselage
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| General
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| 0.5 hours
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Trimmed the four plastic fairleads and installed in the fuselage cage.
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| Entry Date: Monday, Oct 26, 2009 (details) |
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| Control Stick Assembly & Installation |
| Fuselage
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| General
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| 2 hours
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Assemble the elevator/aileron control.
Prepare the control yoke bearing blocks.
Install the assembly.
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| Entry Date: Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009 (details) |
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| Assemble & Install the Flap Handle |
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| General
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| 0.5 hours
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Press dowel pin into the flap handle plunger.
Superglue flap button and plunger into the extension.
Gather all pieces, grease moving parts, and assemble.
Install the handle in the fuselage after reaming excess paint from the attach area.
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| Entry Date: Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009 (details) |
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| Fabricate the Rudder Pedals |
| Fuselage
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| General
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| 1 hours
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*Purchased Pre-Made!
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| Entry Date: Sunday, Oct 18, 2009 (details) |
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| Rudder Control Support Brackets |
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| General
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| 2 hours
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Drilling - Already completed in the kit.
Press bushings into rudder control support tabs.
Check fuselage level and level the pedal assembly.
Press bushings into rudder control supports.
Install rudder pedal controls into the fuselage.
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| Entry Date: Tuesday, Nov 13, 2007 (details) |
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| *Cough* |
| Fuselage
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| General
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| 0 hours
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Poor, poor neglected airplane! We have abandoned it these past few months. But we promise we have a good excuse....
We're building a hangar!
(see, not too bad of an excuse eh?)
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| Entry Date: Friday, May 11, 2007 (details) |
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| Where have Shawn & Aimee gone??? |
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| General
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Sorry folks but we've left you high and dry for a loooong time.
Good excuse though... we moved! Yes, we took apart that lovely wing in it's nice jig and packed everything up in boxes. The move went well (thanks to our intrepid friends who had to move something more interesting than a couch). No damage to any parts! Whew.
We've got the jig mostly back in place. Our new garage configuration is a lot different so we've had to change/build tables and jigs.
We're trying to get a hangar built and having to rebuild the engine in 04F so we're a tad busy. No worries builder-folk, we'll plug away as time pops up! Maybe i'll even try to get some fresh pictures in here.
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| Entry Date: Friday, Jun 30, 2006 (details) |
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| Bolt the Lower Rudder Hinge and the Fin Spar to Bulkhead C |
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| General
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| 0.5 hours
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Removed an edge of each washer used in connecting the two pieces (aka: 'relieved').
Mounted the lower rudder hinge to the lower flange of the spar and Bulkhead C.
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| Entry Date: Friday, Jun 30, 2006 (details) |
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| Mark, Drill & Rivet the Vertical Fin Rivet Holes |
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| 2.8 hours
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Measured out a line on each side of the fin and marked out 40 rivet holes.
Drilled each hole out with a #30 (along with the four previous ones) and countersunk.
Cleaned and deburred all holes.
Flush riveted both lines using the pnuematic squeezer.
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| Entry Date: Monday, Jun 26, 2006 (details) |
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| Bed the Vertical Fin Spar Between the Fin Shells |
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| General
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| 0.5 hours
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Sanded and cleaned the bonding surfaces of the shells.
Mixed a batch of resin, milled fiber and Q-cell and spread evenly along the edges of the shell.
Place the spar between the fins and held in place with the four cleco's and bar/clamp combo's.
Cleaned up any excess Q-cell and left to cure.
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| Entry Date: Saturday, Jun 17, 2006 (details) |
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| Position, Drill & Rivet Nutplates for the Upper Hinge |
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| General
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| 0.7 hours
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Drilled holes for nutplates on the fin spar and countersunk for flush rivets.
Cleaned and deburred.
Riveted the nutplates in place.
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| Entry Date: Thursday, Jun 15, 2006 (details) |
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| Center the Rudder and Mark/Drill the LWR Hinge Location on the Spar |
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| 0.5 hours
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Centered the rudder between the fins using slats along each side.
Traced the outline of the lower hinge on the vertical fin spar.
Removed the spar and drilled the four bolt holes. Clamped back in place and drilled through bulkhead C.
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| Entry Date: Thursday, Jun 15, 2006 (details) |
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| Drill Index Holes Through the Flanges of the Vertical Fin Spar |
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| 1.5 hours
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After repositioning the spar/rudder, drilled four index holes (two top, two bottom).
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| Entry Date: Thursday, Jun 15, 2006 (details) |
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| Prepare the Rudder & Vertical Fin Shells |
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| 0.5 hours
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Temporarily 'hung' the rudder on the vertical fin. Used popsicle shims and scrap aluminum angle to align and support.
Sanded the tops of the fins and trimmed the excess aluminum off the nose of the rudder.
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| Entry Date: Monday, Jun 12, 2006 (details) |
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| Temporarily Join the Upper Hinge Halves |
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| 0.34 hours
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Joined the hinge halves with a AN4-10 both, washers, and a castle nut.
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| Entry Date: Friday, Jun 09, 2006 (details) |
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| Temporarily Mount the Upper Rudder HInge on the Vertical Fin Spar |
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| 0.34 hours
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Made a centerline on the web of the spar and marked a point 1.6" down from the tip.
Center-punched and drilled to 1/4". Deburred.
Bolted the hinge to the spar, marked the location of the lower hole, drilled and deburred.
Temporarily mounted the hinge with washers and jam nuts.
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| Entry Date: Friday, Jun 09, 2006 (details) |
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| Temporarily Mount the Lower Rudder Hinge on the Rudder Yoke |
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| 0.25 hours
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*Also included pressing in the upper rudder hinge bushing*
Bolted the lower rudder hinge onto the rudder yoke. Installed enough washers as shims to minimize play.
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| Entry Date: Saturday, Apr 08, 2006 (details) |
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| Install the Forward Shell Attach Fittings |
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| 4.25 hours
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Sanded the fittings, making sure to contour them to the shell, painted, and bolted to the cage.
Mixed resin and laminated the fittings to the shell (4 sheets) on the forward side of the fittings.
Drilled four holes in each fitting (after resin was cured), deburred, and riveted. Trimmed the excess fiberglass off the edges after curing.
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| Entry Date: Thursday, Mar 30, 2006 (details) |
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| Fabricate the Forward Shell Attach Fittings |
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| 0.75 hours
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Measured, marked, and cut out the four forward attach fittings.
Deburred the edges (leaving extra material on the outboard fittings to give them more height).
Drilled the holes in the top of each fitting with a #10 bit.
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| Entry Date: Friday, Mar 24, 2006 (details) |
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| Install Upper, Lower and Aft Shell Attach Fittings |
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| 3 hours
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Countersunk all attach fitting holes in the fuselage shell.
Installed all brackets.
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| Entry Date: Saturday, Mar 18, 2006 (details) |
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| Clean and Paint Attach Fittings |
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| 2 hours
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Cleaned, alumaprep/alodined all fittings. Painted with self-etching primer.
Taped off Q-cell shims and painted.
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| Entry Date: Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 (details) |
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| Position and Drill the Lower Shell Attach Fittings |
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| 1.4 hours
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Placed the lower shell fittings with the flanges aft of the attach bracket.
Created the Q-Cell shim and clamped in place.
Drilled through the brackets and the shell.
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| Entry Date: Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 (details) |
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| Position and Drill the Aft Shell Attach Fittings |
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| 3.2 hours
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Paired up fittings for the three points on the aft shell. Drilled the bolt holes in the flages of each fitting that will attach them to the cage.
Taped off the areas, applied Q-cell to the brackets, placed on the liquid shims and bolted together.
Drilled out all attach holes in each fitting.
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| Entry Date: Sunday, Mar 05, 2006 (details) |
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| Position and Drill the Upper Shell Attach Fittings |
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| 3.5 hours
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Positioned both fittings, clamped to the cages tabs, and drilled the lowest hole through the fitting and shell wall.
Drilled both pilot holes (fittings) up to 13/32" and reamed to the final size. Pressed the bushings in these holes.
Drilled the pilot holes in the fuselage up to 1/2".
Taped off around the fittings, mixed Q-cell for a liquid shim, and mounted.
Drilled all attach holes in each fitting.
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| Entry Date: Sunday, Feb 19, 2006 (details) |
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| Mark the Fuselage Waterline |
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| 2 hours
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Leveled the fuselage assembly by shimming the base supports.
Using straight-edges, a plumb-bob, and level, marked the reference points fore and aft (both sides).
Marked along major edges and multiple locations in the last two feet of the tail.
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| Entry Date: Saturday, Nov 26, 2005 (details) |
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| Fuselage Inventory |
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Time = 6-8 hours to check all the items off our lists.
*We did purchase the Quick-Build Option for the fuselage*
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| Entry Date: Wednesday, Nov 23, 2005 (details) |
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| All I Want for Christmas is the BIGGEST Box You Can Find |
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Yes, it's been a year since we started... so time to make another run to Arlington and grab our latest garage-filler.
(Time = 3 hours to fit it inside, Big Strong Plane Movers = 3)
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