Nose Bowl Replacement
Moderators: GAHorn, Karl Towle, Bruce Fenstermacher
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Yes,..the thin/light-weight nose bowls are famous for cracks. Poncho, when you finish yours you’ll be ready to do a ‘53...??
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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For you George....no problem...
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Interesting thing about this project, mine is a 48, so this is a “new” inlet. Nothing available for a 48 -52 170 and 170A. When I get the project done I will try to write up an article for the quarterly if anyone is interested..cheers
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FYI, those screw holes for winter plates are not original. Original plates are held on to the back of the grill with J hooks. Guess they were already in your originals and you can't undrill them so your stuck with them. Just thought you should know.
Nice work.
Nice work.
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Bruce Fenstermacher, Past President, TIC170A
Email: brucefenster at gmail.com
Bruce Fenstermacher, Past President, TIC170A
Email: brucefenster at gmail.com
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Yes it is very robust. If you purchase this air scoop and have a 170 or 170A its ton of work. Today I riveted the entire assembly. I like the look of a countersunk riveted nose bowl, so I got fancy. Paint shop soon.....tomorrow I replace all those nasty PK tinnerman style fasteners on the lower cowl fuselage area with anchor nuts.....I had no idea how labour intensive this would be......c170b53 wrote:Carbon fibre ? My aluminum has a few cracks, stop drilled but unsightly, might have to go that route.
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Yes, and I knew your sharp eye would catch that. Stuck with some Home made, (certified as well).....winter fronts.Bruce Fenstermacher wrote:FYI, those screw holes for winter plates are not original. Original plates are held on to the back of the grill with J hooks. Guess they were already in your originals and you can't undrill them so your stuck with them. Just thought you should know.
Nice work.
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Very nice work! It shows when you take your time and do a good job.
Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
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It’s a shame Bruce got rid of his Rat-Plane project. I was hoping some day to see how he might make duct-tape look. Instead he’s decided to go Totally-Legal and gain his A&P. (So many changes these days.... What’s the world coming to...?)
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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Nice work! This is great, thanks for the updates.
- Bruce Fenstermacher
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This is off subject but in case the new owner of my recently sold N7A is reading, my "Rat Plane" was not N7A but my first 170. As for an A&P making one totally legal, all I can say is I've seen plenty of illegal A&P activity over the years.GAHorn wrote:It’s a shame Bruce got rid of his Rat-Plane project. I was hoping some day to see how he might make duct-tape look. Instead he’s decided to go Totally-Legal and gain his A&P. (So many changes these days.... What’s the world coming to...?)
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Bruce Fenstermacher, Past President, TIC170A
Email: brucefenster at gmail.com
Bruce Fenstermacher, Past President, TIC170A
Email: brucefenster at gmail.com
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I was searching out info on nose scoop repair and ran across this thread, somehow I missed it earlier. No worries Bruce! I've been reading a ton of posts around here and had figured as much. I can tell N7A was well loved even if cosmetics weren't a priority. I had someone come up to me the other day and say they thought it was "badass like something out of Mad Max".Bruce Fenstermacher wrote:This is off subject but in case the new owner of my recently sold N7A is reading, my "Rat Plane" was not N7A but my first 170. As for an A&P making one totally legal, all I can say is I've seen plenty of illegal A&P activity over the years.GAHorn wrote:It’s a shame Bruce got rid of his Rat-Plane project. I was hoping some day to see how he might make duct-tape look. Instead he’s decided to go Totally-Legal and gain his A&P. (So many changes these days.... What’s the world coming to...?)