Stinson Station Wagon, NC9391K Restoration

Stinson Station Wagon, NC9391K Restoration

The restoration of a 1947 Stinson Station Wagon owned by our grandfather, Fritz Womack.

Fritz with the Stinson in 1967

Stored in the hangar for over 40 years.

Loading it up to take it home

Arrived at home.

Family members helping to strip the fuselage bare.

Sandblasting the fuselage in the back yard.

Primer applied

Waiting for paint to dry

Ready to take it home.

Priming the rudder

Paint applied to the rudder

Elevator half cleaned and ready for primer

Primer applied

Paint applied

Before and After floor

Owner produced replacement flooring.

Floor fitting

Floor heating vent

Cleaned and ready for Primer

Fitting the door

Painted door

Elevator feedthrough

Going back together.

trammeling the wing

Panel before….

Original wiring harness

New wiring harness

Instrument panel

Wiping down the wing

After rib stitching, first coat of filler.

Paint applied

Registration number on the bottom

Door panel fitting

Door knob fitted

Tail wheel

External door handle

Door fitting

Bottom cowl painted

Cousin Doug stopped by to check progress

Loaded up for trip to the hangar

Hangar arrival

Wings on at the hangar.

Rudder and elevators installed

Fueling up to check for leaks…no leaks.

Pushed out of the hangar to clean the hangar

View from the top.

Day: September 28, 2020

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Cleaned the Wings

Wanted to remove the bird stuff and 40+ years of dirt. They actually look really good under all the dirt. It’s too bad I have to remove the old fabric.

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Wings in the garage

Probably the closest they’ve been in over 50 years. I will be mounting them in the airframe this weekend to make sure everything lines up so I will get lots of photos of them together again.

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Wings

I brought the wings home on Sunday. It took a village, or family to get them down and load them. Well, it only took two people to actually load them but a bunch to get them down from the ceiling of the building after hanging there for 40 years.

Where they hung for 40 years. Inside and dry.

Gone now.

Loaded in the truck. A huge thank you to everyone in the photo! The pizza was just a small token of our appreciation for all the help.

Everyone who helped. It was beginning to rain heavily at this point!
L to R Doug Womack, Lloyd Womack, Steve Womack, Bill Murray (behind Steve), Joe Murray, Marie King, Annette Womack, Anita (Womack) Rowe, Dave and Marcia Roos, Shane Womack. Lloyd’s girlfriend Tina is not pictured.

Made it safely home. The wings didn’t move at all in the trailer.

It was a smooth ride home. This nut stayed in place during the trip.