I hauled home a real WWII Airplane

dude, you have the coolest mix of manly things that are awesome in your yard. I love it. Subscribing!

 

That Ercoupe looks rebuild-able.

 

I don't know whether I am jealous or glad I don't have to deal with it. But I do like your taste in toys.

 

I live in a pretty rough neighborhood. Most people around here call me Gran Torino after the Clint Eastwood movie. Most of them are to afraid to say anything to me, so they leave me alone.

 

Yuck

 

I was sort of thinking thats what it was but didn't they have a two tail rudder?

 

WOW! Do you live by one of those airplane graveyards

 

Ha ha- I didn't even notice!

 

Hell, you can get a rivet gun at Harbor Freight.

 

Just do what everybody else does....350...good to go.

 

Looks like it would be better than this one. I saw it at Alstons chassis shop a while back.
It's a Leer-jet.

 

You win for the best yard stuff .Keep an eye on it so the scrapper thieves dont come during the night..Your idea is no different from when this stuff was made into roadside attractions.Go for it.Aircraft and hot rods,just like peas and carrots

 

Someone has a new man cave and it rocks!!!

 

How is that for a manly yard piece?

 

oh man! Put the allison in that locomotive, use it as the tow vehicle for the C60 travel trailer! But, you'd probably still get the occassional....

"yeah, I used to have one just like that except mine was........"

 

Picture on your avatar,,,, Did i see that on a trailer at Pate last year????

 

What the hell is that?

 

Remove the wing mounts from this

and it reminds me of another old racecar I have seen here on the HAMB.

 

Yes the P40 front end was at Pate last year. I sold it and it is now in Monroe, La.

 

Bringing some more stuff up this year?

 

How much do you think it will weigh when completed? Similar to a Greyhound bus?

 

I probably won't be at Pate this year. But I will be set up out at the Lone Star Roundup in April wit hall of my nose art pieces and crazy aviation stuff.

 

The fuselage weighs a bit under 3000lbs as it is right now. The design of the aircraft fuselage makes them incredibly strong and rigid, so it won't require much of a steel frame internally to mount the drive train to. I'm thinking a round tube frame ladder type frame might work. When completed it would probably weigh around 7000lbs or so. I don't see the need for insanely heavy axles and suspension because this thing won't be that heavy.

 

Man, this is the most interesting build to ever grace this forum that I've personally seen.

Props to you man, really big props to you! Not exactly HAMB friendly; but I'd use a turbo diesel out of a newer 1 ton for power. At least it'll have gobs of torque, be very reliable and wont break the bank in terms of fueling costs.

 

I vaguely remember watching TV back when build programs were cool. There was a fellow that put an airplane fuselage on a bus chassis.

 

Cool, i missed out on a P-40 body about a year ago. The owner was clearing his rental out and gave it away. It was later sold to a collector I understand. I thought it would be a great rod.

 

I remember a build where they dropped a sikorsky helicopter body on an old school bus chassis. Had a spa tub an all. They then drove it in some parade.

 

Might have been it, If you ever heard the guys voice you would remember him.

 

This is so cool. Am going to love to watch the build. Subscribed.

 

Holy Moly! Subscribed!