N78300 – Temco GC-1B Swift from 1948

New trim

We could not find good looking trim for the instrument panel.Luckely AirCorps together with the Swift Museum Foundation made all Swift drawings available for...

Instrument panel

I’m a strong believer in engine monitoring but we want to leave the instrument panel as original as possible. Large glass displays, like Garmin...

Tail wheel modification

We decided to install the retractable tail wheel mod to our “DoubleNuts”. This meant to remove the old fixed tail wheel and modify the fuselage’s...

Putting all back together.

After quite some time of dismantling our “DoubleNuts”, we finally feel like having reached “TOC” and are slightly building up speed on the descent...

Taken the windshield out …

The windshield had a crack. Now is the best chance to replace the windshield with a new one. Especially as Ray put a new...

Engine Run

Fuel system reinstalled and checked. Not leaking! We filled 5 gal fuel and pulled her out of the hangar. While Marcus and Klaus are...

Adel Landing Gear

We disassembled all parts and cleaned them. The “Swift – The Hydraulic Manual by W E Commings” is of great help to dis- and...

Wheel Wells – clean and gleamy

Wheel Wells The wheel wells got cleaned and initially painted with Epoxy Primer. Thereafter the “wheel’s home” got the bright and shiny aluminum-look it...

The Seats – Redesign

The seat rails need to be renewed and – because being +6 foot tall – more space is very welcomed! ;) We decided to...

Starting the overhaul

Once the center section is bolted to the fuselage, it’s much more difficult to work on the wheel well and the landing gear. We...