Brian's Genesis G1sa Build

I emailed Nicolas about this last night. Working on it this weekend and will pitch it to you two. :) John you gotta wear a polo at BD though since you will be the boss. lol In ironed jeans and a comb over.
 
I emailed Nicolas about this last night. Working on it this weekend and will pitch it to you two. :) John you gotta wear a polo at BD though since you will be the boss. lol In ironed jeans and a comb over.
Great news!!! Thank you buddy!!!
 
Nicolas advised that my paperwork is ready to be submitted to customs for review. My kit will make it's way to the airport near the end of the month.

I opted to build the tail assembly myself vice having it sent pre-made. I wanted this experience with rivetting, etc. I'm pretty excited and intimidated by this all at the same time.

I'm still considering some engine solutions as I have recently started reading more about Yamaha and Webber engines. My original choice is the Rotax 582 with Ebox but a four-stroke sure sounds appealing. I've been sending private emails around all night so I'll see what info I get back this week. I'll have plenty of time to finalize this decision.

I'm going to be designing some Aviomania Genesis shirts when I get some artwork from Nicolas. I think shirts in general are a great way for us mysterious pilots to show the public what we do. "What the heck is that?" Instant conversation. My simple RAF polo has stirred up many conversations around town.

I'm excited to get down to Bensen Days this year and meet up with Stan and John about these projects. So much to talk about in person. I anticipate Stan will be well along the way with his project and I should be not to far behind. Hopefully the shippers will be kind to me now that the holidays are over.
 
Oh good it's a race!!!
 
Just play'n guys!!! Trying to stir the pot. :flame:

But I am checking with Vegas for the current odds to handle the forum betting, just in case. = :angel: NOT!
 
Yikes do not do that!!!
OK I'll be quite now...
 
Lol you guys. No race. This is a learning experience for me all the way through. But to add to your joke stan...maybe we can see who can get one together with the least amount of bolts. Aluminum bolts! No washers. And hand tight only. Wrenches down! ;) you guys have a great day. Awesome weather in north Florida today.
 
I received more instructional DVDs for suspension and parts fabrication today. Kit shipment should be soon. Been working on cheapest route for shipment, courier to door, and brokerage into country.

I brought home my Rotax 582 blue head complete with e box, exhaust, and radiator from Bensen Days! I have some minor cosmetic changes to make. I also need to change out the gear from 3.0 to 2.62:1. If anyone knows where one is, let me know. Will purchase or trade.
 
Here are some pictures of the engine and miscellaneous.

Uploaded from my iPhone 4.
 

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Looking GOOD Brian! I'm going with the exact same setup!!!
 
Hey Brian, New member here,enjoying yours and Stan's progress with your Genesis builds. I am only about 3 hrs from you in east central AL. ,cant wait to watch yours go together. Frank Futch
 
I look forward to watching this come together.....and dream of mine in the future.
 
I started working on a few things tonight, mostly the rudder pedals, engine mount, and some odds and ends.

I learned a lot tonight so I'm going to ramble some thoughts here. First, I don't know how I've made it this far in life without a miter saw and a bench grinder. When I ran out of stuff to cut, I started looking for other things around the garage that needed "modifying". I got a buffer wheel installed on the grinder. Tried my hand at getting a few blocks of aluminum polished. Prett easy.

OK, so my plan tonight was to cut and drill all of the materials that I had tonight. Mission accomplished. I need to get a sand wheel so I can round off some edges. I was going to complete both of my rudder pedals but I ran out of solid rivets. I cut, drilled, and layed out the parts on my large diagrams...keeping up with my inventory. Once that everything is rounded, sanded, and prepped like I want, I'll tag them and store them out of the way until needed.

My complete kit should be landing in the USA on Monday. Broker, customs, and then off to the courier straight to my house. Getting excited. Enjoy these pics.
 

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Alright!!! Another one starts to take shape. Good luck with your build, Brian.
 
I went and added to my power tool collection today...again amazed I've gotten this far in life without a disc sander. I've been playing in the shop all evening. I have decided that my drill press is worthless and so will be at least starting most holes with a hand drill.

I sanded all of the parts I have and worked on some polishing. The two brackets in the first pictures below were tonight's biggest challenge. Once I was satisfied with one of them, I married them together and mirrored them on the sander. Exact replicas. These will be powder coated with the rest of the frame so a light sand overall did the job.

Enjoy the pics.
 

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The word is that the Genesis lands in San Diego sometime today. John will be working on getting it cleared through customs and loaded onto a ground transport. I hope to have me some crates within a week or so!

Question: Polished aluminum scratches if a fly lands on it. Is there a coating I could use after polishing a part? Wax, clear coat? Thanks
 
Looks like you are doing really nice work to me.

The broker and I are ready and I've got shipper fighting over the bid's to ship the parts directly to you. U-Ship lets you post your shipments and the bid on them for those who ship you should check them out. We'll soon see how they perform?
 
The kit just cleared customs. John is working on getting the kit to the ground shipper by the weekend. Front door delivery. Yes sir. Can't beat that. Thanks Nicolas and John.
 
I fabricated some nosewheel brackets and the nosepod support bar tonight.

I did a bit more sanding of some parts. Fine tuning. Getting bored waiting on the other parts to arive.

One major thing I'm proud of...I make it a point to clean my working area better that I started after each build night. All tools away, blow off the work area, vaccum, tidy up the parts, empty the trash, finish the beer, wash hands, kiss my wife, go to sleep.
 

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