Restorations:
Welding
Westpac Restorations dedicated welding shop has the capabilities for spot welding of aluminum, steel and stainless steel, gas welding of aluminum, shielded metal arc welding, oxy and acetylene welding, tig welding, and mig welding.
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WestPac Restorations does it own aluminum spot welding in house and produces the welding to the original manufactures quality and standards. This allows for accuracy and originality of work yet keeping with the aviation safety standards, not some commercial spot welding company's standards.
Original processes are replicated including the art of aluminum gas welding. In many cases gas welding is a necessity in order to anneal the metal while welding in lieu of the more modern heli arc welding.
WestPac Restorations specializes in building all of their own assembly fixtures, assuring accuracy and precision for all of your restoration needs.
Restorations
Propeller Shop
Metal Shop
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P-38 forward boom section (gear well) in build up fixure.
P-38 Aft booms and empennage assembly after rebuild. All components were prefabricated in fixures and shown here after final assembly.
P-38 top center section shown here in fixture during rebuild.
P-38 center section bottom shown here during rebuild, including flap well section.
Jack Croul's P-38 after IRAN being taken up for a test flight. Photograph by Ernie Viskupic
Jack Croul's P-51 first test flight.
Flying Heritage Collection's P-47 first test flight
Flying Heritage Collection's P-51 flying over Seattle Washington. Photograph by John Dibbs