Thinking I would keep the airplane for a long long time, much was done to the airplane as inspired by several here in the community as well as getting a great in-person look at N185GM whilst out at Beegles. I drank from the fire hose as things moved rapidly along. In the end, we had a one hell of an airplane.
Research into upgrading my C170 as well as the beginning thoughts of upgrading to a 180HP engine quickly set me back on the path of looking for a solid C180. It was going to be hard to let the C170 go, especially after all the hard work, but I knew that if I even attempted to start spending more $$$ on the C170 with upgraded Garmin radios and GPS systems, I would be committed for sure.
It all happened pretty quick, but before I knew it, I was out looking at a C180 that I had seen for sale for at least three years. The price had come way down and it seemed like a good deal. The A/C certainly had nothing special as far as avionics went, and the interior was pretty knackered, but it was a good, solid (relatively speaking as 50 yr old TW airplanes go) damage free bird. A good solid platform to start it all over again. A good pre-buy confirmed my thoughts and before I knew it, papers were signed and I was on my way out to L.A. to fly the new machine back to Boston.
At any rate... I thought I might start a place to yap a bit about where this project will be going. I'm grateful for BCP and all I have learned from those that choose to share here. I hope I can give back even just a little bit.
The new Cessna 1966 180H during the pre-buy.
