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----- Original Message ----- From: "A Marzo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 5:39 PM Subject: Ercoupe on Ebay > Hello Tom; > I no longer participate in any of the mailing lists but I thought I'd > pass this along about the Ercoupe currently on Ebay, in case anyone was > interested in it. I was able to take a look at it and the fuse is > straight (polishable) with a poor repair on the left side wing root. > Most of the workings are rusted but moveable. Remaining instruments > (oil pressure, oil temp, altimeter) are bad. Goodyear wheels are > corroded and not serviceable. Due to all the dirt accumulation, I > couldn't get a good look at the center spars, but there was surface > corrosion on them in many spots. I would strongly suspect more problems > in that area. The motor has been sitting for as long as it took for the > hoses to deteriorate and leave the inside exposed to the air. Since > there are no logs for the engine, it's only trash anyway so I didn't pay > too much attention to it. Cowl attachments are all rusted out and rust > can also be seen at the wing attach points. Prop is 73" long, fuel > tanks have been left in the elements opened. Wing spars look good but I > noticed some bad corrosion on some connection points. One wing leading > edge needs to be repaired or replaced. The fellow that owns it took it > in trade for something and is under the impression that restoring it is > similar to restoring a classic car, which is his business. Knows > nothing about the regs that we can't dodge. In my estimation, without > paperwork and with a current owner on file (regardless of what he's > stated in the ad) this is a $2000.00 TOPS project. I would not > recommend it to someone who is looking to get into the hobby > inexpensively as I can see a very easy $10K in parts forthcoming. The > fellow's reserve is $4K for those bold enough to take it on. Would be a > good one to part out. Anyone can feel free to contact me for more info. > Have a good holiday season. > Al > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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