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Re: Japanese Mustang project
Posted by B Joseph on Fri Aug 09, 2002 03:44:36 PM
In reply top Re: Japanese Mustang project posted by Dan Jones on Fri Aug 09, 2002 11:11:26 AM
: Hi Cees,
:
: A couple of months ago when we were in Japan with the Herc
: on a contract, Tony Jarvis and I contacted Mr Okada to se
: e if we could take a look at his Mustang. We didn't get t
: o see it because he has most of it in storage presently aw
: ay from his home he said and only had a few bits of it at
: his apartment in Tokyo. Apparently he's had it for about
: 10 years (came out of California) but the rising cost of p
: arts has slowed his progress on it right down. Not sure w
: hat all he has exactly, but he answers his email fairly qu
: ickly. Maybe he'd send the board a pic?
:
: That's about all we could find out, however (topic divergi
: ng here kinda) I did get a chance to tour Blayd Corporatio
: ns shop in Carman, Manitoba, Canada in the spring and alth
: ough their new build Zero is in South Dakota being finishe
: d, they were still finishing up some parts for it when I w
: as their (engine cowling and some misc panels) and the qua
: lity of the work was STUNNING! We're talking about some s
: erious metal masters here, and they have a shop to kill fo
: r. I'd give anything just to have their heat-treating equ
: ipment. And, besides their new build Zero in South Dakota
: , they made enough new components to build two more machin
: es and have these all carefully packed away. It's quite t
: he operation, a real nice guys running the place, too.
:
: Later,
:
: Dan
:
: : Hi all,
: :
: : I regularly see messages on the various boards and websi
: te
: : s from a Mr Nobuhiro Okada who wants to acquire all sort
: s
: : of Mustang parts.
: :
: : Does anyone of you on this board know if he is serious i
: n
: : rebuilding a complete static or airworthy Mustang?
: :
: : Cees