Checklist for Completing the Rebuild

Remaining steps left to finish the Stinson:

  • Install the interior
  • Replace a cowling fastener cup on the right rear of the bottom cowling
  • Install the rubber trim pieces around landing gear and wing fillets
  • Finish repairing the right wheel pant and then paint it
  • Install the wheel pants and fairings
  • Finish the windshield installation by sealing around the edges
  • Cover and Install the glare shield
  • Finish sealing the two rear teardrop windows
  • Finish the pilot’s side, slider window installation
  • Permanently install the Propeller
  • Complete an Annual Inspection on the airframe and engine
  • Send in my paperwork to the FAA to obtain an Airworthiness Certificate
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Beginning…..
………..Near the end.