Cessna 177RG crash
 

Hi there was a crash of a plane Cessna 177 RG, the engine failed in the middle of the air, however, the pilot could handled the situation and could land the plane in a open field near to the airport, the plane suffered because the landing gear couldn't be down. The engine was removed, and all the instruments are there next to the interior. One wing was damaged the other is perfect. I am planning to buy this plane to do a experimental one, using a car engine. I wanna know your thoughts and advices. The plane costs 5k USD.

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With the damage that far out on the wing I would seriously be worried about the wing attachments, that’s a lot of force on the through spar.

It would be a fun project to try if you can get airplane…..for free.
The chances of ever getting this to fly are small.
Doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it.
If you really have money to burn offer $500 USD

What B2N2 said.

If the wing carry through spar is in very good condition, and the landing gear systems are undamaged, there is several thousand dollars in value in those. If the carry through par is corroded or damaged, the airplane is worth parts only. Be the time you buy and install a new carry through spar, you may as well have purchased a flying 177. Instruments and radios of that vintage have nearly no value anymore. Otherwise, I'd be doing a lot of research that you can purchase the repair parts you'll need, many 177 airframe parts are well outside the scope of make it yourself, and may not be available new at all. If they are available from Cessna, they will be very costly.

Research and budget this project very well before you undertake it. $500, take the risk, $5000, too much risk. For $500, if you choose to not go ahead with your project, you can certainly get your money back selling a few parts. For $5000, much more difficult - though still possible with a lot of your work to carefully remove them.

You may want to check with your national aviation regulator first, to see if they will permit you to fly that aircraft after your intended work. Even experimental aircraft have rules in most countires.

Car engines are generally unsuitable for aviation applications, as they bear much lighter loads than airplane engines and are designed aproppriatelly. Average (European) car engine runs on 25-35% of full power, American even lower, airplane engines run on 60 - 75% of rated power most of the time, definitelly not below 55%. Plus you need to figure out the thrust bearing issue, which car engines do not have.
All in all, I would not risk more than suggested 500$.