And So it Begins......T-41B Restoration

L-4Pilot · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:35 pm **Posts:** 616

We completely stripped and cleaned the cowlings, removed all old fasteners and ugly scab patches. The three curved nose bowl pieces were to far gone but we were fortunate to find these pieces from a salvage dealer that was parting out T-41B 67-15030.

The rivet holes on the replacement pieces matched up perfectly with our old cowling.

L-4Pilot · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:35 pm **Posts:** 616

Newly overhauled left hand flap, with new skins, bead reinforcement and new nutplates. Inside of flap is painted with epoxy primer.
Finish is scuffed for painting.

L-4Pilot · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:35 pm **Posts:** 616

Finally got the instrument panels back from powder coat. We took the panel back to Army Flat Gray, the DEA had painted everything flat black. All instruments inspected, some overhauled, some replaced. Both yokes are also done and ready to install.

flightsimer · **Posted:** Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:39 pm

Is that a stock marker gauge?

L-4Pilot · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:35 pm **Posts:** 616

flightsimer wrote:

Is that a stock marker gauge?

Yes, Bendix-King

flightsimer · **Posted:** Mon Sep 15, 2014 5:13 pm

L-4Pilot wrote:

flightsimer wrote:

Is that a stock marker gauge?

Yes, Bendix-King

So was the vertical labeled one in the second picture not then?

L-4Pilot · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:35 pm **Posts:** 616

L-4Pilot · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:35 pm **Posts:** 616

DH82EH · **Posted:** Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:54 am

I love it when a plan(e) comes together

How lucky was having all those rivet holes line up?
Looking good.
Thanks for the update

Andy

L-4Pilot · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:35 pm **Posts:** 616

Thanks Andy, we stripped the paint off the military data plate today, the other Cessna plate is on the left door frame, this plate is on the right door frame.

flightsimer · **Posted:** Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:25 am

Looking good! So when are you going to try and get it in for paint?

C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1455

Enjoying this thread very much L-4Pilot, thank you for sharing the journey with your fellow WIXers.

L-4Pilot · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:35 pm **Posts:** 616

flightsimer wrote:

Looking good! So when are you going to try and get it in for paint?

Tyler I have a reservation for March 1st. That will give us time to go ahead and strip the fuselage and replace all of the glass and get the interior in. Will most likely try to get it to the avionics shop for GPS installation during Feb. and then to paint.

Best Regards,
Steve

L-4Pilot · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:35 pm **Posts:** 616

Did the tail cone crawl today and washed everything out with soap and water. You have to love these old military aircraft with full corrosion proofing, never found ad corrosion in any of the L-19s we restored.

L-4Pilot · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:35 pm **Posts:** 616

Final cleanup of wiring and switches, labeling as we go. Control knobs cleaned/restored, fuselage almost completely stripped, only a few small antenna patches left to do.. Began removing the old firewall blanket.

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