Here’s a list of missing items that need to be located.  It’s a large list but it’s not insurmountable.  Stinson Missing Parts

The cowling is in rough shape, too. One hinge point is broken but it’s riveted on so easy to repair.  The hinge fasteners are rusty but should work fine once they are cleaned.

Hinge tab intact.

Replacement bracket for broken hinge tab below.

New hinge attachment assembly for the broken hinge on the cowling.

Broken hinge tab.

Latches are easily removed.

They are a little rough.

The 165 hp Franklin engine is the light case model.  It was never updated to the heavy case.  That just means the Airworthiness Directive applies to it and it requires inspections of the case every 100 hours.

It is good to know the engine turns over!  It’s missing the starter and the carb.

I’m guessing the engine hasn’t been turned over for quite some time and it’s last operation was in 1967 or so.  The engine does turn over and I shot some video from inside a cylinder to see how the valves and piston looked.  You can see it here Franklin Engine

This Stinson 108 hangs the carrot way out front so I know what the eventual goal is.

This whole mechanism is missing and that sucks.

The oleo cover.  Just needs to be cleaned and straightened some.

I think this is a good pattern but I believe it may be more work to remove the covering than to cut a new piece.

The cowling panels today.  A little rough but still usable after some work.