Unfortunately these are not Van's Aircraft products. I'm not sure what you're trying to do or of your skill levels, but you need to realize that each plane was hand made. There were no prepunched parts or computerized CNC machines when these were built. Artisans assembled them from scratch. When you find a salvageable part, chances are pretty good that it will require a little extra "fitting" in order to work. I would not want to elongate the rivet holes on a 60 year old spar so that it will fit properly. Can of worms. You'll have a better time of it if you buy the new spar and fit it properly yourself. And you may want to enlist the help of an A&P with IA just to be sure of everything.
And that, boys and girls, is why you need to be super careful when you're buying a flying machine. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Burkhead To: 'tommlllly' ; [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 8:18 PM Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] Looking For New Advice > I've decided to replace the left rear spar on the center section. My > question is, is there anyone out there that sells this spar > pre-drilled? Univair has them but there not pre-drilled. I suspect you'll want a serviceable spar from a plane that's being parted out. Make sure you have your serial number and call one of these suppliers. Go to my Coupe web page and click on the link for "Sources for new and used parts." http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/index.htm Ed Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/index.htm ed -at- edbur???khead.XXX change -at- to @, remove ??? and change XXX to com
