Howdy all,
My father bought a Valmobile in the early 60s to take with him in the back of his Piper Tripacer. The airplane eventually got sold, but the Valmobile found a home in our garage.
A few years ago, he gave it to me, I got it rideable, but where my house is (on a dirt road) I dont really have a place to ride it. I ound out quickly that a Valmobile and a bumpy dirt road don't play well together. So, once it again it was relegated to a corner of the garage, this time mine.
Anyway, I recently decided to dust it off, get it up to speed, and decide if I should keep it or sell it.
That said, is there anyone around here who has one or has restored one? Mine doesn't need much, but I do need to come up with an air filter element and this funny little nut that connects the petcock to the bottom of the fuel tank. I still have the old air filter element but the filter media is shot. The nut has normal threads on one end and reverse threads on the other. Reverse threads? Seriously?
I'll quit rambling but I'd sure appreciate some info from someone who has restored one of these. Oh, and any info on the paint color of the orange?
My father bought a Valmobile in the early 60s to take with him in the back of his Piper Tripacer. The airplane eventually got sold, but the Valmobile found a home in our garage.
A few years ago, he gave it to me, I got it rideable, but where my house is (on a dirt road) I dont really have a place to ride it. I ound out quickly that a Valmobile and a bumpy dirt road don't play well together. So, once it again it was relegated to a corner of the garage, this time mine.
Anyway, I recently decided to dust it off, get it up to speed, and decide if I should keep it or sell it.
That said, is there anyone around here who has one or has restored one? Mine doesn't need much, but I do need to come up with an air filter element and this funny little nut that connects the petcock to the bottom of the fuel tank. I still have the old air filter element but the filter media is shot. The nut has normal threads on one end and reverse threads on the other. Reverse threads? Seriously?
I'll quit rambling but I'd sure appreciate some info from someone who has restored one of these. Oh, and any info on the paint color of the orange?
hmy: I don't think I would TOUCH that one.. Those things are hard to find and ya don't see them in original condition like that very often.. That is quite the machine you have there..