Skyport, in Wisconsin, has a huge barn full of used 'Coupe parts. I've been in there with Lee and it is amazing. They have most everything. The trouble is you have to search around to find what you need. It would be worth giving Lee Gaugler a call at Skyport in Rochester, WI @ 1-800-624-5312 -----Original Message----- From: Jack Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Donald Kavalench <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, November 12, 1998 5:45 AM Subject: Re: And so it begins
>Donald: > >I don't know if he will sell parts, but: > >Stanley Jennings >2123 S Third >Tucumcary, NM 88401 >505-461-1161 > >He does complete Ercoupe restoring. I've talked >to a couple of people you have seen his operations >and flown his planes. He has a lot of coupes. >He maybe able to help or know a supplier. > >Anyone in his area that wants to see some great coupes, >I understand that these are perfect in every way. >Like a coupe show place. > >Jack >99069 > > >At 04:49 PM 11/11/98 -0600, you wrote: >>First of all, I would like to thank everybody for their contributions to >the mailing list over the last year, there was some valuable information in >there which greatly assisted me. After much searching, (internet, >newspapers, magazines and my soul) I have found and purchased an Ercoupe >restoration project. It's a 1946 415C SN 1239. My son and I loaded her onto >a snowmobile trailer and hauled her 3 hours to the shop. With any luck, my >AME will have her flying by the time the snow melts up here in the great >white north. >> >>The biggest problem (so far) is in the right wing - we need at least 3 nose >ribs and one wing tip bow - there was substantial corrosion damage due to >those dang mice, messy mini rats that they are. I know Univair has them >(the parts, not sure on the mice) but I also know what they're asking for >that flimsy piece of aluminum shaped like a big banana. (Nuts!) If there >is anyone out there who can help I'd appreciate any suggestions. Surely >somewhere there is a great Ercoupe boneyard.... >>Thanks again, >>Spike Kavalench >><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> >><HTML> >><HEAD> >> >><META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type> >><META content='"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=GENERATOR> >></HEAD> >><BODY bgColor=#ffffff> >><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>First of all, I would like to thank everybody >>for their contributions to the mailing list over the last year, there was some >>valuable information in there which greatly assisted me. After much >>searching, (internet, newspapers, magazines and my soul) I have found and >>purchased an Ercoupe restoration project. It's a 1946 415C SN 1239. >My son >>and I loaded her onto a snowmobile trailer and hauled her 3 hours to the >>shop. With any luck, my AME will have her flying by the time the snow >>melts up here in the great white north. </FONT></DIV> >><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> >><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The biggest problem (so far) is in the right >>wing - we need at least 3 nose ribs and one wing tip bow - there was >substantial >>corrosion damage due to those dang mice, messy mini rats that they >are. I >>know Univair has them (the parts, not sure on the mice) but I also know what >>they're asking for that flimsy piece of aluminum shaped like a big >banana. >>(Nuts!) If there is anyone out there who can help I'd appreciate any >>suggestions. Surely somewhere there is a great Ercoupe >>boneyard....</FONT></DIV> >><DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks again,</FONT></DIV> >><DIV><FONT size=2>Spike Kavalench</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> >>
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