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Bardahl II P-51
Bardahl II was brought to us as a 1960's endurance racer. We restored the interior of the aircraft back to a stock Mustang interior. The aircraft was completely rewired. The hydraulic systems, flight controls, instrument panels, and engine systems were completely overhauled.
The engine was overhauled by Dwight Thorn, and five hours were put on the engine in a test cell.
The exterior paint job was saved and restored where necessary.
Behind the Scenes
Before being restored by GossHawk, the cockpit was painted in all kinds of colors. If E.D. Weiner fabricated a bracket for an instrument or some type of control, he painted it with whatever color was within reach.
Bardahl II P-51
Bardahl II arriving at GossHawk
Fuselage, before restoration
Cockpit, before restoration
Firewall, before restoration
Flap actuator, before restoration
Flap actuator, after restoration
Firewall painted
Priming instrument panel access area
Firewall, after restoration
Getting wings from owner's hangar
Joining right and left wing halves
Installing fuel bay doors
Cockpit, in restoration process
Cockpit, primed
Fuselage, after restoration
Joining fuselage to wing
Joining fuselage to wing
Joining fuselage to wing complete
Engine mount, after restoration and installed
Oil tank, after restoration and installed
Aircraft wiring by Custom Connections
Cockpit, after restoration
Installing canopy
Ready for engine
Overhauled engine ready for installation
Installing engine
Installing engine
Engine installed
Installing exhaust pipes
Installing propeller
Torqueing propeller
Bardahl II P-51 completed
Bardahl II P-51 completed
Restoration crew and owners
On display in the Champlin Fighter Museum