This is a before and after shot of my plane. I aquired the plane in the fall of 1999.
It was configured as a tandem,  quite a few modifications done to it, and had
many hours on the frame. Its life started out as weight shift Eipper MX, but
over time the plane with its many mods became the same make and model
Quicksilver MX you could buy by the mid-eighties.

This is a list of some of the tasks that were completed to prepare to fly the plane myself:

1. Took 18 hours of duel instruction.
2. A steerable nosewheel & rudder to pedal kit was installed due to learning in a 3-axis Quicksilver MX 2. This  was done to make the transition to two axis easier on me.
3. Replaced the tension struts, left landing gear tube,and the four upper boom tubes with new ones.
    This was due to bolt holes being egged from normal use on the frame.
4. Replaced the bent rear axle with an older U shape axle that was in excellent shape.
5. Removed & replaced the tires.
6. Removed the tandem seat frame and support and replaced it with a stock MX unit.
7. Replace 80% of the nuts, washers and bolts and in some cases upgrade areas with better AN hardware.
8. Repaired holes in the sails due to the starter handle coming loose and going through the prop causing a tip to break off one of the propellers and going through the dacron material.
9. Registered the plane through the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and received numbers E010MDS.
10. Replaced the nose struts with a used set that was in excellent shape to complete the update to the steerable nosewheel. You must either drill holes that are 3 inches further aft of the pedal mount holes and cut new tubing for your pedals or you must buy the new updated nose struts and pedal kit to finish attaching the pedals to steerable nosewheel assembly.
11. Dis-assembled, cleaned, ans re-assembled the band brakes and hubs.
12. Installed an instrument pod with Dual EGT & CHT guages, Tiny Tach digital RPM readout, & airspeed indicator. (Altimeter budgeted next month as of this writing.)
13. Replaced the fuel tank, fuel cap, fuel tank seals, crankshaft seals, cooling fan,cooling
fan shims, cooling fan V-belt pulley, spark plugs, spark plug wires, boots, engine mount
 grommets, fuel lines, fuel primer pump and installed a primer bulb.
14. Re-built the manual starter assembly.
15. Checked & re-timed the Ski-Doo Rotax 503 engine.
16. Installed a brake handle and re-located the brake lines to it.