| | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,760 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,760 | Acorn Welding [ acornwelding.com] repairs airboxes. Give em a holla with your dilemma. I'd imagine it would be returned looking like new money. Info: We are located east of the majestic Rocky Mountains in the beautiful city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Our Address Is: Acorn Welding Ltd. 10916-119 Street Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5H 3P4 Phone: 1-888-388-8803 (toll free) or 1-780-447-5955 Fax: 1-780-447-5980 Email: sales@acornwelding.com parts@acornwelding.com shipping@acornwelding.com
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,364 Likes: 153 Member/1500+posts | | Member/1500+posts Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,364 Likes: 153 | Yeah I just contacted them. they have new "surplus" air boxes made by Continental for sale for $950 - uncertified. Seems to me if I am going to buy a non-certified air box it would come from Aircraft Spruce for $150-ish.
They offered to put a "kit" (McFarlane) in the existing airbox to make it better than new, but I still need them to give me an estimate on repairing the damage to the air box housing, which is the fundamental problem.
1968 150H C-FCUT
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,760 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,760 | Maybe, take a few pics and email it to them?
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,693 Likes: 1 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,693 Likes: 1 | i was wondering, who gave the wright brother permission to fly their aircraft and was it built with certified parts....... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,364 Likes: 153 Member/1500+posts | | Member/1500+posts Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,364 Likes: 153 | Haha! No kidding.
Anyway, I did take a picture of the defective air box and Acorn Welding said they could repair and install a kit for ~$450.
But I decided to pick up that one on eBay for $250 ($300 shipped to Canada).
Thanks to all for all you feedback and comments! I looks forward to many more interactions with you great group of guys as I embark on my airplane-ownership-journey!
Eric
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 19,082 Likes: 2290 Member/15,000 posts | | Member/15,000 posts Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 19,082 Likes: 2290 | I looks forward to many more interactions with you great group of guys as I embark on my airplane-ownership-journey! Well - for a start - come to Clinton - that should put you off completely (not)! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,364 Likes: 153 Member/1500+posts | | Member/1500+posts Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,364 Likes: 153 | Well that would be a lot of fun, but it isn't exactly in the neighborhood for me :-) Aside from flying into the US (daunting task), it would be a couple thousand miles!
1968 150H C-FCUT
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 19,082 Likes: 2290 Member/15,000 posts | | Member/15,000 posts Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 19,082 Likes: 2290 | No excuse.
Bruce Bennett from New Brunswick was first to register this year. He will tell you how to do it!
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,619 Member/1500+posts | | Member/1500+posts Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,619 | Well that would be a lot of fun, but it isn't exactly in the neighborhood for me :-) Aside from flying into the US (daunting task), it would be a couple thousand miles! Ha!!!!! A meer stones throw 
Bruce Bennett Visited ![[Linked Image]](https://www.cessna150152.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=54689&filename=Visited%20Map.jpg) | | | | | Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 19 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 19 | I've repaired several cracked airboxes. If the bearing for the door is in good shape then 90% of the time a repair is the best option | | |
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