Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 Rebuild Diary

My Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 Rebuild Diary 2007.

03/04-September-2007. Made up the replacement wooden parts for R/H lower wing inspection panel, ready for when I mix some glue for the centre section spar. I have a friend coming over to give me a quick covering lesson so I am preparing some parts for recovering.

I have also created a HELP ME page on this site for areas/parts etc that I don't know what fits. Please have a look especially if you have a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2.
Here is this evenings progress:

The missing parts. I have cleared the area of broken parts ready to replace.

First new part. This needed a cutout area for the spar at an angle to align with the ribs.

I sanded all parts to esure no shar edges . Also ensured they aligned exactly with the ribs.

David is coming over to give me some tips on recovering. So I am reparing some control surfaces ready for his visit.

I have cleaned and taped this HS Stabalizer.

I was looking at an old part covered HS I had. It is in very bad condition and it is interesting to see the damage. The spar is cracked and the end of the tube is also cracked where the rivets are.

I found more damage under the covering. This control surface is off serial no. 771.

the crack is almost totally around the tube. This control surface is a total writeoff, pleased mine are 100% but it gives me a good idea what to check on mine.

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Home Page Can you help page Restoration Diary Index My First Flight in a Great Lakes	My Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 Rebuild Diary 2007. 03/04-September-2007. Made up the replacement wooden parts for R/H lower wing inspection panel, ready for when I mix some glue for the centre section spar. I have a friend coming over to give me a quick covering lesson so I am preparing some parts for recovering. I have also created a HELP ME page on this site for areas/parts etc that I don't know what fits. Please have a look especially if you have a Great Lakes 2T-1A-2. Here is this evenings progress: The missing parts. I have cleared the area of broken parts ready to replace.
	First new part. This needed a cutout area for the spar at an angle to align with the ribs. I sanded all parts to esure no shar edges . Also ensured they aligned exactly with the ribs.
	David is coming over to give me some tips on recovering. So I am reparing some control surfaces ready for his visit. I have cleaned and taped this HS Stabalizer. I was looking at an old part covered HS I had. It is in very bad condition and it is interesting to see the damage. The spar is cracked and the end of the tube is also cracked where the rivets are. I found more damage under the covering. This control surface is off serial no. 771.
	the crack is almost totally around the tube. This control surface is a total writeoff, pleased mine are 100% but it gives me a good idea what to check on mine.
	Copyright © 2007 GreatLakes2T .co.uk All rights reserved. All pictures are property of GreatLakes2T (unless noted) please do not reproduce. For more information contact webmaster [at] greatlakes2t .co.uk This site is NOT the official Great Lakes Inc site. The contents of this site are the opinion of the author, not PFA, FAA or CAA. Please check all information is correct before you act upon it.