After adjusting and tweaking on some of the metal.

Progress on polish

Completely fresh and smooth hardware. Looks good as new!

Revamping on the lower nose bowl.

Good fit!

I was surprised the mice hadn't eaten their way through this.

Original sound deadening plastic.

This has me perplexed as to what it said originally. No one has any info on it either.

 If you have something on it, let me know!

Unfastened all the controls from the engine through the

firewall. Off it comes!

A little dirty on the outside, but was surprisingly in real good

condition on the inside. No corrosion or bad wear.

Passed mic inspection very well. Big sigh of relief

Existing interior

Got my work cut out, disassembly begins!

Preparing for wing removal

Taking the wings to our shop at home

Striping all the paint off

This is just a once hit with a buffer wheel. Not bad for

a quick polish after 10 years!

Brought home the fuselage from Hannibal, MO

Airport to our private strip for ease of access

Before and Future

                                              Some before pictures of when I first got the project.

This is just an idea of what it will look like. Same paint scheme and color, minus the "N" numbers on the side of the fuselage.