I'm looking at a BC12D-85 with a serial # in the 13000's. I cant seem to find out much about Taylorcraft's with these numbers. can someone help me?
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Re: Bc12d-85
It has not been flown and has been outside the whole time.Last edited by fourcylchev@ear; 12-24-2005, 18:28.
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Well If it has been outside the last eight years and is out of annual and has not been flown THEN Is the owner really selling? Reason I ask is that a lot of people follow that MO with varoius planes. They generally never sell em till they are dead or all thats left is a big pile of dog mess. This if indeed for sale is what we call a "project" That may be being nice. I would say go over it real real good then figure what it will cost to get it flying again THEN when you buy it and take off the covering you will find that you needed to double that figure. That said it is a "rarer Tcraft" but that wont make it fly....hard cold ol cash (LOTS OF IT ) WILL. Best of luck . Hope you can get it and restore it.Last edited by Jim Herpst; 12-24-2005, 19:35.
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Keep us all posted. But I also agree this will be a really big project. As was said figure what it will cost then double it, and you probably won't be far off. If you are planning on a restoration for resale, remember regardless of the amount of money spent, it will only bring what the market will bring.Lee
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I know that exact plane and have a few pics of it myself. There are a lot of wrong things like the big rust holes in the lower portion of the wing struts! I wouldn't even want to taxi that thing around. Do not expect this thing to be a flyer, I will do a pre-buy for you if you want. I am over at the Monroe airport if you have any questions. Its an honest $5K project plane needing a complete rebuild. I know for a fact there is a lot of rotted out parts in that one. From what I remember it seemed to me like they had put a -12 engine in it and shimmed the mount and added a 1.5" strip around the back of the cowling to make it fit. That thing was on floats and operated in salt water. I doubt any of the work was ever documented or approved. I don't know if anyone els caught the modified rudder pedal bar mounting blocks.
Jason
N43643Last edited by jgerard; 12-29-2005, 21:44.Jason
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Lee
I wrote old fourcylchev and told him the same thing. If he is looking for project great buy it and then go find the rest somewhere. It can be done and done well. In fact if he bought it he would have an engine, data plate, logs and a bunch of good parts. I just would not fly that plane away form that location if its been there unhangered for 8 years.
Jim
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