I remember back in the early 80's when I lived in Germany a group was restoring a 109 there. The hardest part to find was the solid tail wheel. many of the control surface bearings were still available off of the shelf.

Please keep the videos coming, reviving this plane back to life is such a joy to watch. Seeing how much work is put in just makes the payoff so much sweeter.

Paul, I thought I was patient and meticulous but I find myself sweating just listening to and observing your attention to detail. It is quite obvious, (to me anyway), that your restoration integrity is without compromise. Thank you for this series, I intend on following it to completion and hopefully get to see her maiden flight. CHEERS!

The more I see of this Paul Stecewycz, the more I'm impressed! Have a feeling he's pro through & through. Cool videos, Thanks!

These videos are great Paul. I had an old m/c which I restored over the last three years, one of the engine bolts I never got out! (Salt and water over 25yrs). The close tolerance bolts you have must be a nightmare. The costs are frightening too. You're a great technician Paul, thanks for sharing your skill. Bournemouth UK.

Always look forward to Mechanics corner, thank you Paul, outstanding explanations for us novices. Your next update can never come soon enough.!! She's gonna be a beauty!!

@richardcarter6514

5 жыл бұрын

Maddie poppe

Ah....Sunday morning coffee, and a restoration update on the beautiful Bf-108....:-) Thank you for doing this!

Thanks again for doing these videos. I really enjoy them and look forward to seeing this plane in person some day.

Many thanks for the update Paul, I'm enjoying this series on the Bf-108, really appreciate the time you take to explain the detailed restoration, makes it very interesting to watch.

Fantastic attention to detail. Thanks for taking the time to show us this.

Love your series on the 108 restoration, Paul. Appreciate you sharing your expertise and eye for detail, the challenges, the solutions and the results. Your videos are most instructive and quite simply, fascinating. Bravo!

This is the reality of aircraft restoration,the hard graft involved in getting things apart and saving what you can,anyone who has worked on aircraft will know its a knuckle bashing awkward operation to remove parts that have not seen the light of day for many years,Paul is doing his usual job of attention to the smallest of details,those plates are so well done and very much part of the aircrafts history too thank goodness that there are specialists out there with the skills to reproduce such rare items albeit at a cost but these are one offs that otherwise would be lost forever,those fuel tanks are going to present some challenges in getting them out and back in again ! and that special tyre,the fact that one still exists in that new condition is little short of a miracle in itself,really hope that you can find another Paul ? by plodding on in this way at the end will be another award winning aeroplane and a very special one too ,I know that you will probably not use the cream and blue scheme but it sure looks very good,top marks for the determination and drive to see this through to what will one day be a Bf-108 better than it came from the German factory,and once again thank you for preparing these insight videos on our behalf.

@KermitWeeks444

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments. Appreciate your support!

Thanks Paul, great video. This is what FoF is known for, the details in your restoration work. Good luck on the tire hunt.

Another great video. Always amazed at how much work goes into these restorations. Thanks Paul 👍🏻🇦🇺

Paul, I can't tell you how much I enjoy these videos. Thank you and Kermit for taking the time to keep us updated. I'm a retired machinist / tool and die maker, so I really enjoy and appreciate your patience and attention to detail. TreeTop

Thanks Paul for another awesome video! I love that you take the time to show the detailed work that is required to restore and airplane and how challenging some "simple" tasks can be. Keep up the great work.

Looking forward to the next update,,,,

Thanks for the update. This has been my favorite project to follow!

Awesome video again Paul. It's so nice to see how the restoration process works. Lookig forward to the next episode already!

Very cool update. Congratulations Paul! Love your videos.

Paul, A trick I would often use when trying to get a stubborn bolt out is to put a nut on the bolt threads, you could even use one of the castle nuts on upside down, and then use your impact, or punch against the nut. Saves damage to the bolt. I know you are replacing them, but as you said, a peened over end sometimes causes problems in a tight fit hole. Just a little tip that I have had success with through many years of airplanes. Gary, 75-Year-Old A7P, IA, Commerical Pilot, and Home Shop Machinist in North West Arkansas

Great project, good insight on what it takes to do a top shelf restoration. Keep the videos coming, they are very informative and motivational. Kermit is a lucky to have you around.

Your job entails great patience. Many small problems and much research goes into each subassembly. I find that type of work very satisfying. Thanks for the updates.

The detail is remarkable! This airplane will be better than new when you are finished.

Fantastic work gentlemen!! The work you do to represent these ol' birds as authentic as possible is top notch!! I wish you guy's the best of luck in everything you do. Looking forward to seeing more video's. Much respect and support from Oklahoma. 👍👍

Hello Paul . The update was much appreciated as usual . Very gratifying to learn about the impressive attention to detail and research that goes into a restoration of a classic aircraft . Thanks also for the detailed explanations . Looking forward to the next update .

Paul you are the best! Absolutely love these videos. Please keep posting.

Thank you so much for making these videos!

Love all the little details. Glad to see the restoration is going really well! Great progress!

Thanks Paul, another great video. The 108 has been a very interesting aircraft to watch being stripped down.

Really enjoying watching the progress on this unusual aircraft. Looking forward to future vids.

another great video Paul

I love this Mechanic's corner videos, keep those coming in!

Another great video! Thanks Paul and Kermit!

Brilliant! Really looking forward to the next update. BMW used to do the same with the track rod end castellated nuts on their vehicles from the '60s & '70s. The cotter pins were a bugger to get out and the nuts even harder to remove, especially when they were well worn and the ball end simply spun in its socket...

Great job . love watching you restore this old plane.

If I could do life over again I would be a restoration specialist for Kermit... or I'd have my own hanger and do this very same thing... just love the job you are doing ! , This plane will probably a great flying machine, would love to fly LOW & SLOW across country in it .... and back !

Such amazing stuff Paul! Thank you so much! Man those Germans attention to detail is something else. I’m guessing they wouldn’t just stick pieces of wood over the gas tanks, but maybe it was an afterthought. As always thanks for taking the time to share with us. Cheers!

I love that someone will bring back a historical aircraft like this. There's more iconic planes out there to spend the money on but this is definitely one with character imo

That is a very unique and interesting plane. Thanks so much for the update and detail as always!

Thanks for the update...very cool project!

great stuff,thank you so much for sharing

This gonna be a very nice aircraft! Thank‘s for sharing.

Thanks Paul for the update! I really like these. I am building a Sopwith Camel 1/16 scale model which led me to Kermit's Sopwith Pup videos which eventually led me here. I'm binge watching all of these videos now!

These are awesome, I was excited to see the update!

Great video! You are an aircraft maestro! So talented, versatile and knowledgeable. I know you must love working in that environment with all of the the rare and unusual airplanes. Like many...I'm looking forward to your next video on this wonderful Bf-108!

thanks paul.great video.looking forward to the next one

This is an absolutely wonderful project and you guys are doing a great job. I know you have to take your time but you can't produce the BF-108 videos fast enough for me. Thank you for taking the time to make the videos!

Pilots are secondary, mechanics (technicians) make the thing flyable and therefore are primary. Great Job Paul.

Great Video great detail, thanks. can't hardly wait for the next one.

Another great video, love the updates.

Great video Paul, would be great to see the project finished one day. Maybe in a hundred years from now someone will do the job again and be able to see how you did the job.

Fantastic video once again, thanks for going into so much detail and for sharing the restoration process here!

@greg8650

5 жыл бұрын

Military Aviation History Great detail.

This. Was. Wonderful. Thank you! Very much appreciated...

Fantastic engineering that went into these fine machines.

Great video! Keep 'em coming!

This is such a fantastic aircraft, way ahead of it's time.

Great video. Thanks to Paul, that made my day: "That makes it so German, so 108."

Awesome video!! I love the details you offered on this airplane. I rebuilt a Zlin 526F a few years ago and can relate to your having metric and oddball hardware to deal with. I truly appreciate your sharing these videos. Thank you.

That's amazing that you found that new old stock tire!

This is great. Thanks as always.

Really interesting! Top notch restoration.

Really enjoying this video log.

Paul great video. When I was a young man I worked in a machine shop where we made roller bearings for farm equipment they are really easy to manufacture if you had to.

Thank you very much for another interesting video. Many greetings from Germany.

that is very cool to find original or specially made items for the 108. good luck getting a second tire.

First time caller long time listener. Awesome airplanes and updates. For the tight bolts having to use the rivet gun/hammer on, fun trick, if you put the nut a partially back on you won't mess up the threads on the bolt and you have more surface area to hit.. it hasn't failed me in 10+ years

@KermitWeeks444

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Hangar forum Steve. Appreciate the comments. Keep listening and calling. :-)

These are great videos, thank you

Super to see more of the work Paul - you must have the patience of a saint with some of these aspects. Wow - data plate prices - ouch! Weird fuel filling system - a forward filler option would seem to be so logical. Keep up the good work. :)

@davidhoekje7842

5 жыл бұрын

Or a vent from the forward tanks and pressurized filling. When the vent is heard sending fuel into the forward tanks you'd know they were full.

Very nice update buddy....... So informative

Paul, The grooves in a crenelated or castle nut are called crenels. Great videos. Keep them coming!

The cage type wheel bearing that was termed 'so German' was the same type the Ford used in the Model A Ford and most likely many more years of application.

Great vid guys.

Great work happening there.

Grand champion in the works!

@KermitWeeks444

5 жыл бұрын

We're certainly shooting for that!

I like the work you are doing, as for the wheel bearings, I think the 1932 Ford V8 had similar as did a lot of early vehicles of that era. It's surprising just how much the auto industry contributed to the aviation industry at that time.

Those roller cage bearings are actually a very common design usually used on farm and industrial axles. I just rebuilt a pair of heavy iron implement wheels and the bearings were still packed with old grease but cleaned up beautifully and were still perfectly usable. I haven't seen one quite as large as the ones in your 108 though.

B-R-R-A-V-O Sir Really Great Work ! !

The hardware looks very similar to what is in the Pilatus Porter, very close tolerance bolts and special washers under the head, and you typically have to drill the split pin holes yourself, you quickly learn to not break the drill bit off in the bolt. The way the split pins were done was so that you didn't jag your skin on the tails, very neat finish, and it didn't catch on a cleaning rag either. I also used that tuck method on helicopter servos and control rods.

Awesome again, thanks.

WOW!!!! $600?? 😱 That’s CRAZY!!! Great video!! I love that L-4 Cub. I’m still restoring my 1946 J-3. 😁👍🏼

@3Cathill

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking 600 was a ok price! Small details can pay off big sometimes

Great job. Very much enjoyed your video. There is also an unrestorered 108 in Belgium.

Another beauty...

Fascinating.

...that kind of engineering( the interferences with removing the bolts, etc.) you describe reminds me of working on older Stihl chainsaws...German engineering and quality is great, but sometimes it seems they over-engineer stuff, making it harder to work on than it should be...:) Great video, keep it up. Bf-108 is coming along great!

@davidhoekje7842

5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if one potential benefit to high tolerances throughout is that when a component has a bind it could indicate that something has moved or been subjected to unexpected stresses. Obviously from a manufacturing and service standpoint excessively tight fit is a pain.

It should became a series, at least, monthly, a 30 min update on the project :)

I believe Coker Tire company will make tires to your specification. Also those bearings look like Hiatt bearings on my model T & model A Fords axels. I look forward to seeing this plane fly again.

@BriggiPete

5 жыл бұрын

... tire rubber goes bad over time so those would need new-made in any case

Thanks for another interesting update Paul, despite the camera problems. One thing that occurred to me - when removing the bolt with the rivetgun would it have helped to re-thread the nut on loosely to protect the thread end, so that it reduced the damage risk from the impacts?

@KermitWeeks444

5 жыл бұрын

I did try that, but it still messed up the thread. Thanks for the input though.

Coming along nicely! Thanks for the look, Paul. Need any extra hands?

Could you please show us the process of how you label and store all of the parts and pieces? Super impressive!

@KermitWeeks444

5 жыл бұрын

We give a quick look at the process in the previous Bf-108 update at around the 15:30 mark. Here's the video link . . . kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3uEj5algbedh7Q.html

there is a KZread video on how they built the BF108 by Periscope films. Construction of Messerschmitt BF108 aircraft Augsburg Germany.

@KermitWeeks444

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks. Several subscribers have posted the link in the 108 comments.

Thank you for the excellent video. So interesting, especially non destructive testing. How much this must all cost. Keep it up!

16:00 That tire is very cool.... hope you can find a second one

That ‘graffiti’ in the wheel cover (IZ) could be Izquerda, Spanish for ‘Left’ ?

good video

May want to think about using hearing protection when using an impact gun, especially inside an enclosed space like the wing.

Really fascinating restoration. I guess the original builders never expected the aircraft to last so long and so wouldn't be concerned with accessibility for some of those bolts. 600 hours for that artwork ? Hope there's not too much more of that. Good luck on the tyre hunt: is that one still serviceable after all this time even though it's not been stressed? Or maybe for display purposes only...

I'm sure those wheel bearings are some weird size, but that stile bearing is pretty common in heavy duty axles. I'm a Gse mechanic and those bearings are in some smaller jet tractor axles.

Very cool. I would love to do that

@alexenns3203

5 жыл бұрын

I'm still in highschool but that's something I want to do in the future

the carmera man boy the noise coming from handling the camera or is the lens cap banging about one way to get around that is to mic the guy that is talking. But great video very interesting.

@KermitWeeks444

5 жыл бұрын

Broken mic support, discovered during edit. EQ'd to minimize thumping.