Critical Items Installed on The Free Abandoned Airplane

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We had to install control and trim wires in the 401. These wires are very confusing and must be perfect! We looked over the install with a couple of A&Ps to make sure we were completing it right. It took hours of work over multiple days to finish, but we got them in and they work great! We also had the Austin giveaway winner stop by to pick up his new car and we sold the Cougar we just recovered from Michigan! A lot got done here this week, welcome back to Rebuild Rescue!
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[@rebuildrescue]

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[@737Garrus]

Make me, mortal.

[@medivacpilot]

Hey there’s a loose washer near the rudder pulley on the video right after you complain about hand cramp look at the video you see the loose washer and then on the next shot you can see one of the nuts missing its washer.

[@johnholden2367]

😮😮f😮😢

[@cozyone49]

I am a disabled Viet Nam Vet and i love what you are doing with the 401 and the reason you are rebuilding the plain i really enjoy watching watching you rebuilding it,Thank you in advance for what you have planed for the plain.

[@MrJessDancing]

Thank you for your service. I really believe they are going to get that 401 air worthy again. Quite the journey.

[@madmoe4]

As a former A&P I’ve really enjoyed your videos! My life just got turned inside out when my wife of 37 years passed 2 weeks ago, so I’m still trying to figure life out.

[@edward3077ify]

So sorry for your loss bud.

[@robertsaurini8281]

My condolences for your loss. Things will get better.

[@rebuildrescue]

I’m sorry for your loss Brother. One day at a time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

[@madmoe4]

Thank you so much everyone! I realize after the fact this probably wasn’t the right place to mention that, but it currently so defines me it colors all my thoughts. Cheri was my best friend and between the two of us we were smart…though I think I leaned a lot more on her than the other way around. What I’ve told my kids is that the pain will never go away, but our ability to deal with it will get better.

[@Kilnor]

So very sorry for the loss of your wife. Stay strong!

[@davec9399]

been watching this rebuild since it began and I never cease to be amazed at the lack of PPE when sanding or using solvents and lubricants.

[@Patshes]

That man with the Austin will be smiling for a long time . Good progress on the 401 !🆒😎💪.

[@paulnielsen8528]

32:30 - FAA will be calling - re-using a cotter pin. Bad juju. Use new every time and definitely not finishing nails.

[@DavidLeslie-b3i]

I want you to know that I was really impressed how you went out of your to make your Austin give away the best it could be. I am praying that your vision for the 401 becomes a reality. As a retired pastor I still work with mission boards that could have a need for your services.

[@Jackice]

I want to say Congrats to the new owner of the Austin.

[@rebuildrescue]

Went to an awesome home!

[@Jackice]

@@rebuildrescue sure looks like it and deserving one too

[@dponath]

401 Awesomeness, Good Saturday Morning Everyone!

[@rebuildrescue]

Good morning! We hope you enjoy the video!

[@paulzagieboylo7315]

I took a flight on a Cessna 402 this week, from Boston to Bar Harbor on Cape Air. What a great airplane! Nothing like just flying in a normal jetliner; you really feel like you're flying through the air in one of these!

[@nikr.2617]

I fly Cape regularly out of Augusta, in fact, when I make my flights I always try to find a flight that will allow me to do it.

[@ShawnPossible]

Holy cow, Jason, Joseph definitely is the perfect person for the Austin. I am so happy for him. Huge steps on the 401. Want to come help me with the control cables on my free airplane? Looking forward to the next episode.

[@62heliman]

We just seen the INFO about the grummen crash. A nother KZbin channel posted it. Condolences to Sams family and rebuild rescue...

[@brendanjones3126]

Joe has such an infectious smile, it makes me so happy seeing that man look just so incredibly happy. Them chompers make him look so youthful and spry.

[@49tkscott]

Hello from the UK. Once again, and absolutely brilliant instalment on the 401 project.

[@diannebaginski4787]

Love the detail on the trim tab adjustments. On my 310b rebuild i noticed most of the flap pushrods are bent too. But i got spares from a parts plane too.

[@MrSpock002]

NICE sale on the Cougar - both parties got what they needed and wanted!!!

[@johnathanday3011]

Wow! The work that has been done so far is amazing, this is the nuts and bolts right now but will eventually lead to a fully functional airplane again. Being legally blind all my life and love anything about airplanes is something else. Seeing this plane being fully restored is great and its mission to serve others is gonna be greater. Keep up the good work

[@johannesziegler1770]

I really love seeing the team enthusiasm and sharing the joy of what you do with everyone. Thank You!

[@rebuildrescue]

Thank you for watching !!

[@jimdaniels71]

FYI - Loose washer at 33:15, you probably caught it, but just in case.

[@Real_PK]

See it at 32:50 as well

[@Hughes500]

Wow - cables, chains, pulleys, bolts and the list goes on. It looks challenging and so interesting to watch. I can now see why the whole "fly by wire" was so appealing for the big stuff. I cant imagine how complicated it would be rigging a 747-100!!

[@buckmurdock2500]

Fortunately they didn't use cables, bellcranks and pulleys on 747's !

[@dougww1ectebow]

Cool! And yes, the right guy won it. Very happy for him.

[@luciensavoy682]

At 33:17, if I'm correct, there is a washer on the bottomof the fuselage. I hope this not something that was needed in pulley assembly. Otherwise great job to the team, I realy like what you are doing !

[@KallePihlajasaari]

Yeah, impossible to see without the camera. Hopefully they spotted it in the edits and have fished it out and put it in place already.

[@martini6676]

OMG! Serious amount of patience required, makes sense, but WOW!

[@MrJessDancing]

Wow. That was exhausting. And you folks did all the work loll. Early on seeing the "bird's nest" of wires it was clear that this part of the rebuild would be a ton of work. Congratulations on your progress. Best of luck going forward. Congratulations on selling the Cougar. Hopefully it was financially rewarding above and beyond whatever benefit you get from including it in the KZbin videos.

[@archjen]

Congrats on your Austin Shawn! Thanks all for your work!

[@leoncolyer9420]

To Joseph, the biggest win you will ever get is custody of your kids 👍👍👍 I've had my girl since she was 3 years old (she is 34 now) and loved every minute of bringing her up ❤❤❤ and has 3 kids of her own 😊😊😊 be proud of yourself and your kids 💖 💕 💓 from Victoria Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 and have fun with your new car 👍

[@philipgreasley4282]

God I love watching you guys working on the 401. Absolutely a wonderful project! You are taking an airplane that was left for dead and bringing it back to life before our eyes. The 401 will not only fly again but it will be employed on many critically needed missions in the future. It is destined to be one of the most popular airframes in General Aviation history. Everyone who flys, fixes, or builds airplanes will want to have their picture taken next to the 401....and for good reason. God bless you and your crew Jason. There will be a lot of aviation enthusiasts with huge smiles on our faces when the 401 lifts off the runway on its Maiden Flight after all this work.

[@Rasco486]

I'm excited yall are getting some 'required for flight' stuff hooked up!

[@AmanSingh-oq1xj]

Adjusting the design intent of parts which have probably gone though extensive testing programs to make designs pass - vibration testing to name one - makes me so nervous about ever seeing this plane fly.

[@flyingmanc5376]

Less speak more action! Jason is the master of speaking without any real point

[@jakeschrock4171]

You guys are awesome. Congrats to the new owner. I’d love to meet you guys sometime.

[@timothymichaelgoff2715]

You guys are awesome. You guys are thorough. Y’all have great attitudes.🌈

[@alanpotter7368]

Great winner of the Austin - I had the MG Midget which is almost identical! Great fun! Loving the 401 rebuild having spent a career in aviation

[@md4droid]

Really excited for this episode! So glad to see more 401 magic. Thanks for all you do, Jason. Have an amazing weekend RR family.

[@rebuildrescue]

Thank you for your dedication to the channel Brother, it's always so awesome hearing from you! Have a great weekend👍🏻

[@Seven_Craig]

Good morning guys! Good to see the 401 again. Can’t wait to see her in the air. Hope all is weak. Take care.

[@jamesrobertson4035]

So so so so so tedious dealing with all those cables in very tight spaces! Every day is one tiny step closer towards your first flight! ❤

[@rebuildrescue]

It's been a crazy journey, but we are getting more and more excited every day as we get closer to completion!!

[@handy_kc]

Kinda sad to see the Austin go, but on to the next project! You're making so.e nice progress on the 401. All of the unseen details that go into any project that eat up so much time. It's nice to get those behind you. Keep up the nice work!

[@rebuildrescue]

Your support and kind words always make our days! Thank you for your constant positivity 👍🏻❤️

[@realone4341]

My Saturday mornings are always reserved. Great job on the Austin from a person who knows first hand the illustrious British left handed engineering and love of darkness!!! My 1958 TR3A launched itself at a stop sign when the gas leak in the boot caught fire; great rear view mirror shot!

[@GrantMoore33]

i love the work yell do i learn so much from yall from someone's whose dad works on planes. and to me working to become a pilot i really do appreciate your channel and the content you provide.

[@rebuildrescue]

We appreciate all the love and support Grant! That's super awesome you're becoming a pilot, keep us updated on your journey as well!

[@GrantMoore33]

will do@@rebuildrescue

[@robertheyes3975]

You guys have a good sense of hummor, I guess you have to , really!!!! I like it

[@ryanawilson8549]

Joe's chompers look great

[@donguhl2499]

1:04:12 Jason has a stroke!🙂 Glad to see the progress! So many details and on such critical components! Awesome work!

[@lifttech65]

As tall as he was. Watching him get into the car reminds me of the entertainment at the circus.

[@RobertFerrell-t7t]

I’m sure Sam is going to be happy to see your accomplishments in today’s episode share with them, and please give him salutations and howdys, to him and the rest of the crew👍👏

[@libertyforamericanow]

What an undertaking

[@timothylong68]

Nothing like trial and error to learn! Awesome job guys! Glad to see that you sold a rescue

[@Madmech3360]

And I thought working on trash trucks and police cars was hard. WOW! You guys are awesome.

[@billforest6666]

I once built a dining table and covered it with polyurethane: sanding and recoating several times. Every time people see it, they walk around and around it as they run their hands over the top, and they just can't stop. The Cherokee 235 does that to me. That is one gorgeous plane.

[@davidgruber1264]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the rudder trim is set opposite of what it's suppose to move to. Right trim.... Back of rudder trim surface moves to the right...trim left....trailing edge of rudder trim surface moves to the left. I don't want you to fly and trim left and the plane trims to the right. Any flight surface that moves down, lifts wing. Any surface that moves up, pushes down on wing. Now think of that vertically, including trim surfaces. Maybe I'm wrong, I'm just a private pilot. Lol

[@pushpadevi-eq3mo]

Awesome. Solving😅 complex aviation puzzles

[@vadimichs4211]

This plane got me hooked to your channel. Love it. Can't wait to see it flying. God bless

[@MrSpock002]

Back when I was a Radio Maintenance Technician in the Air Force - the job I hated above ALL else was tracing wires to ensure continuity or just trying to figure out someone's jury rigged mod because the left NO drawings. So guys, I know how much you love running those control cables!!! Don't envy ya all one bit and I'm too damn old to climbing around in the tail section of any plane!!!!

[@Sal-oi1db]

Wear a hat when you're in cramped space! Save your head.

[@corrtechit2901]

Exciting to watch!!!!

[@rebuildrescue]

Awesome to hear! Thank you for stopping by!

[@sonnicman]

I'm not sure which type of wiring is more of a pain in the ass. This type, or electrical. Great to see the Cougar being sold to a flight school!!! 💯

[@rocroc]

I would call that a quagmire. Just think about all of the things that could go wrong in a plane like this. My first thought would always be the engine, propeller, wings, landing gear, etc. It could be any of these thousands of parts...like that wing control cable. I can't wait for the first test flight.

[@robertgould3280]

I can not imagine how hard you guys are working to fix the 401 such a major project can not wait to see it ready for flight

[@legokid8635]

Amazing work.Keep it up You will get the 401 flying eventually

[@rebuildrescue]

Thank you for bringing positivity to the channel Brother! Glad to have you apart of the Rescue Family👍🏻

[@Beecher_Dikov]

Coming along nicely...

[@thekingmaster131]

Absolutely love these videos dude! It really captures the organic feeling of how a shop feels with some great friends and think it’s the best thing a mechanic can have 😄 keep up the great work, would love to see it at an upcoming Airshow soon :)

[@rebuildrescue]

That means a lot to all of us here at the channel Brother! Thank you for being so supportive 👍🏻❤️

[@edwardstephens247]

Congratulations, young man!

[@deniswelu6718]

Following since the beginning, just got our 401forever tshirts! Cheers from Luxembourg/Europe

[@michaelscott8226]

Jason, you're killing me, dude. You're running CABLES, not wires. Cables connect flight and engine controls, wires carry electricity! And trim tabs are not flaps! LOL! After nearly 35 years of fixing airplanes, I never fail to grit my teeth at some of the terminology some people will use to talk about a part. I have guys on my crew who still refer to certain components inside the fuselage as doohickeys. C'mon, everyone knows that the doohickeys are found on the engines. Honestly, what you're doing is going to serve you so well in the future. Airplanes constantly need maintenance and what you're seeing is just what it takes to not just build an airplane, but also what you're going to have to do to service it. Best education ever. This rebuild is showing you how EVERY system works with the others to make the magic happen. No, crawling in tight spaces and getting your hands into openings made for small children isn't fun. But in the end, it is so rewarding. Knowing that you had your fingers on most, if not all, of the components teaches you far more than any classroom could even attempt to do.

[@robertcopeland8855]

Awsome work so cool to see the progress from the start till now

[@rebuildrescue]

It's been a crazy journey, thank you for coming along for the ride Robert!

[@howardfromvegas7304]

Hello from Las Vegas. Happy to see some new 401 video. Keep up the great work.

[@juptonstone]

I had a '69 Sprite that i bought in pieces and rebuilt. It was one of the most fun cars i ever owned. It's a car you have work on regularly. Make sure the carbs are tuned, the nuts and boltscare tight, etc... but you really become part of it.

[@charlescampbellii8193]

Hey. I got your next shirt idea. Save the 401 … thanks 402

[@Thomas-41234]

Damn, half of that plane is made out of bicycle parts

[@colinhoward74]

Man , looking at all those cables , myself not knowing where they go or what they do , I want to run a mile , fortunately you guys have the manuals and took them apart first , so you know whats going on , planes are very complicated !

[@highhavencabin]

I like a deal where both parties smile in the end. Way cool!

[@placjoshua]

I'm sure you found this out at some point, but use a rag to inspect flight control cables. Once you've been jagged by a brocken strand, you never forget.

[@Phloptical]

Sweet car! Tall people problems…..I can relate

[@skyhawk7935]

Hint from a retired structural tech: To easily remove those close quarters cotter keys, thread the eye of the cotter with a length of safety wire. Use safety wire pliers and give the wire a couple of twists. Give it a sharp tug and the cotter key will pop right out. You're welcome.

[@expelliarmus9384]

51:17 the cotter pin is monuted the wrong way to that crown nut. You have to lay the splint‘s wing lateral around the nut and not across the bold :)

[@The_martian_05]

Great video with much value been wating for it . Fan from algeria 🇩🇿

[@rebuildrescue]

We're glad you're enjoying the video! Thank you for being apart of the Rescue Crew!

[@buddyyaussy5772]

Installing those pulleys ... I'm reminded of the skit where one person is sitting in front of a plate of food and a second person is hidden behind them and reaching around to feed them 😆

[@Hillbilly-Tech]

I know nothing about aviation but I'm a fan! :)

[@collewis6681]

Cool, to see it going to a great guy

[@rebuildrescue]

Definitely!

[@MrSpock002]

Those cable spaces are tighter than a clams a$$ at low tide - I mean dang!!!!

[@loki7441]

I always maintained that our training school should have brought in a micro surgeon to train us how to do all that cable run and 'Blind' work. Would have saved thousands in man hours over a year. One guy maintained painting his hall, stairs and landing through the letter box in his front door was good training.😄

[@jimpalmer1969]

Not sure what to think about using those 40 year old control cables. It is impossible to see any deterioration on the inside of the cables. All that can be inspected is the outside. Normal service life is around 15 years.

[@jimpalmer1969]

@@AV8T0R401 That is why the cables they looked at on the 402 were cut. That airplane came from Germany.

[@bobmoyer8864]

Another great one..... so good to see how things are done correctly!!

[@rebuildrescue]

Thank you for watching and supporting Bob!

[@teamidris]

I’m sticking with my 402 summation, that was no where near flying :o

[@shphawk3525]

Did y'all see that washer? Might be important.

[@adamo5689]

just a thought..... maybe install some temp lighting in the 401?

[@DanielHunterUSA]

My favore show on KZbin ,hugs from Lafayette Indiana USA

[@rebuildrescue]

Thank you! We are lucky to have you here with us!

[@davidbentley145]

Ah yes! The battle of the beards!Salt n' Peppa rocks!Just my opinion! With age comes salt n' peppa...hang in there brother!Joe has visibly grown under your tuteledge brother! Ty for this...

[@rictic1929]

Another great vid. Thanks so much for your hard work and stick-to-it-ness.

[@RaymondNiemiec-wy7ni]

I just can’t get enough of the 401 I wish I could be there helping but that can’t happen I’m a disabled veteran from the Vietnam war, keep up the good work I’ll keep watching

[@FeltonZackery-gm8yl]

The adventures continue. 😊

[@barrywood5357]

Top show yet again on this one sir slowly you will have the best 401 in the world and that is no easy task. Keep up the momentum and crack on

[@willsvb5233]

Ouch! My pacemaker has a hard time keeping up to that crazy music!!

[@bigdwg8637]

Loose washer sited at 33:16 in the video... May want to get that before it becomes a problem later on.

[@gregwoollacott2618]

Love to see Joe's pearly whites 😊

[@rayscherry2383]

Finaly some work on the 401. Nice job on the trims

[@robertallen3229]

I am for the winer of the Austin and jealous at the same time.

[@Bludger007]

There's grunge down in the tail section where you were installing bolts. I hope you cleaned it. At 33:08

[@awash-mg8ce]

Can't wait to meet you again at Sun N Fun this year If you hear of any fox body mustang coupe for sale let me know

[@1hornet1]

Great episode guys.

[@mudabudda]

Looks like it's coming together now lets have it flying summer 2025

[@AlexanderGibbonsAudio]

Good luck if you need parts from Yugoslavia, it was dissolved as a country in 1992!