Hi every one I'm somewhat new to the site iv been on here reading a lot and learning. thanks for posting your work. I have been working on my 71 mx-15 since June and have been taking pictures to share I only have my phone so it's not to easy but any how I redid the floor and transom so far working on seat placement now and working on the top any how looking forward sharing my work with all of you. Once I figure out to load pictures.
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71 mx-15 restoration and build
- Thread starter youwont56
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I'm also an MXer. Looks like you're not to far from me
Nope your not at all like 45 min or so I'm over that way quite often you build restoration looks vary nice I really like the orange
Well I figured out how to upload pictures this is where I am at with my mx-15. I will upload the pictures that got me to this point later. hop you can follow. the floor is 3/8 ply fiberglass on both sides with 3/8 mahogany on top of that. witch will be epoxied in and totally incased in epoxy. then varnished and where there is not wood there will be carpet. the transom bracing is mahogany as well. I still have to epoxy in the guests. the seats I just kind of winged it and I think they came out well. there 3/8 ply on the bottom and 1/4 maple ply for the back witch will be epoxied and varnished also. so the nice plywood will be visible on the back of the seat and the inside will be upholstered. if you can picture that. Im also going to lay up some fiberglass on the inside to stiffen it up because it's kinda flimsy with all the cref cuts so it was easy to bend. But first I'm going to fill them in with epoxy so there is no gap behind the fiberglass. the transom is two layers of 3/4 ply witch both layers of plywood were incased in fiberglass befor they were glued together.
Thank you I think it's a nice touch something different
Thanks Will you restoration thread was a grate help
Ya I'm hooked I'm having a blast
Wrenchmate
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Looks like wood working is in your area of knowledge.
Realy impressive, keep up the good work.
Waiting for more.
Realy impressive, keep up the good work.
Waiting for more.
Thanks ya it is I'm a carpenter I mostly build authentic post and beam barns the ones that are held together with wooden pegs and also do fine woodworking for fun