Oct 28, 2023     Day 79 - (20 hours)       Category: Engine

Today was mainly spent working on the engine baffle kit. Some parts had to be trimmed and adjusted due to the Millennium cylinder valve covers having a slightly different shape than standard continental covers. The process also included a first test fitting of the cowling.

  Oct 22, 2023     Day 78 - (20 hours)       Category: Engine

It was a big day for the Veteran's Build 750. The overhauled Continental O-200 engine finally arrived! Thanks to those who donated parts and labor to reduce the cost of the rebuild. The day was basically devoted to carefully mounting it to the firewall. It looks great. With the engine in place more good progress will soon follow.

  Jan 21, 2023     Day 59 - (30 hours)       Category: Engine

On Thursday, the wreckage of a Cessna 150H was delivered to the chapter hangar. The engine, a Continental O-200, will eventually power the Zenith 750. The aircraft was wrestled into a nearby hangar and on Saturday the engine was removed. It was loaded onto a pickup truck and will be taken to an engine rebuilder in Virginia who has volunteered to inspect and restore it. Since we don't yet have the logbooks, we don't know a lot about the engine. It has something over 400 hours since overhaul and the accident involved a prop strike. Beyond that, we'll have to see what the rebuilder finds. The Cessna airframe was scavenged for useful parts for the chapter's Cessna restoration project and steel parts were separated from aluminum for sale as scrap. The sad remains of the Cessna will soon be removed.