Restoring Concept SR X

[muscleflex]

Hi All
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cheers
ROB

hi - thanks. i might do. i have a nexus 46 vr that i have been meaning to rebuild. it had a damaged fan clutch thingy... but i left it in bits many years ago so i might need a few more parts as well for it now as no doubt i have lost them.

[AJ Jelly]

Already been emailing you Rob

[AJ Jelly]

Heres some pics
This is how it looked when I first got the heli home. There was some damage to the right hand rear frame where the tail boom fits in. So that part of the frame has to be replaced. Still some fuel left in the main tank.




Engine out



Strip down started, loads of dust and oil. It had been sat in a shed for about 10 years or more



Main shaft removed ready for stripping down



The front servo tray took some cleaning off. All the old electrics have been boxed up, they may be of some use in another project later


There will be some more later on for you all as the wife is wanting the laptop Enjoying working on this little project, I just wish I had the cash to move it on a bit faster

[muscleflex]

wow! it almost looks like my 46VR! even the battery monitor and the fan shroud!!!
are you putting new servos in then? are you gonna attempt to get it to flying condition?
a friend of mine had a few mechanical gyros.. i wish i asked him for one of those!

[AJ Jelly]

Yeah will be putting all new electrics in. So will be keeping an eye out for an rx and gyro for it in the coming months. It will fly again one day all ready looking forward to flying it. The engine will take a bit of cleaning up as it has a lot of burnt on fuel on it. Looks like it has run way way to lean. Have just got the old fuel out the tank and its just thick oil now. All been well I will get the head stripped down this week, thats if my son lets me lol.

If you would like the mechanical gyro you can have it fella

[AJ Jelly]

I was going to test run the engine today but the rubber seal on the fuel tank is braking up so I will need to try and find a new one before I can test the engine At least the old burnt on fuel has come off the crank case and head

[AJ Jelly]

Managed to get hold of a new bit for the fuel tank, so will get that fitted when I can and maybe try and fire up the engine

[Guest]

Used to really enjoy my SRX had the whole fleet at one time Carbon framed 60 etc. Good luck with the restore.

MJ

[muscleflex]

a friend still has a concept 60 SR that i said i would buy off him but he wants £300 for it which i was told is way too much for that heli..
i've always wanted that heli!

[Guest]

I would think it is a bit too much now for it. Prob sat around for a while and need new engine bearing etc as well.

MJ

[muscleflex]

yeah - when i saw it, i was slightly disappointed as the flybar rod's rusted among others and the tail fin has broken and was glued back in... not the perfect condition heli i expected but i know it was never flown much as he's only into tail in hovering and didn't fly it much as he used to buy helis almost every 2 months or something.

[muscleflex]

how's this restore coming along?

[AJ Jelly]

Its stalled a little bit for now fella. I lost my job 5 weeks ago so I had no cash to put in to it, could only really clean and redo bits I already had kicking about. However I am back in work now and am waiting for my first pay day. So thing will get back on track when I get the bills all payed up. I have done some more since the last lot of pics, so will try and get them up for you later on

[AJ Jelly]

Heres some pics of the engine stripped down and cleaned up. The fuel tank cleaned and a new clunk line fitted. The engine is back together and needs a test run before I fit it back in to the heli.

[muscleflex]

WOW! engine looks new! how did you strip and clean it? can you tell me as i want to do the same when i do my 46VR (but i have a concept DX here in a bell 222 body i want to do first and that, too, needs a major restore and clean!)