John, Thanks. Think you misunderstood. We are re-installing the rudder pedals, but the new main spar came out of a airplane without rudder pedals. We have to drill into the new main spar to install the reinforcing plates and cables. We have found a lot of shoddy workmanship in some of the repairs and mods and are concerned that if we just duplicate the installation from the old main spar we may be duplicating an error. That's why we would like to have the tech data and diagrams, so we don't duplicate a previous mistake. Fortunately, Mike Jenkins at Skyport has sent the drawings and is allowing us to duplicate them and send them back. If he gives his permission, I will send digital copied to Hartmut and he can post them on ercoupe.info for download.
SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT: I cannot say enough good things about Mike and Skyport. His advice and support has been invaluable, and we always have a pleasant conversation about flying and fixing airplanes, too! Mike Sellars at Univair has also been a big help. Finally, Bill Bayne has been a great source of accurate information. Everyone will own a little piece of this project when it's done! We're making progress. Later, Dave
