Hi HITC,
It’s probably not broken, just lustful eyes looking when I bought my first airplane not noticing all the faults and deficiencies. There were lots of worn bushes, and horrible little hardware store bolts everywhere, and things like 5 hinges in a row with none on the same angle.
With some help it is getting better and safer. Time is the hardest thing to find( plus very cool in the shed this time of year at night).
I will have another push at it before the end of year. It has only 270 odd hours on it and I am halfway there on the fixing, only 60% to go as they say.
Cheers