Hey everyone, i have the 170b in the shop for some work. She currently has the Javelin 18 gal aux tank installed in rear baggage, it has extened baggage and rear bench removed. i have a set of LakeVue rear seats i’d like to install.
I have searched and the closest i have come to finding this combination can exists is a post on here of tail N2886C from jamie72 (maybe someone knows him) he hasnt posted since 2015
I believe Member Wally Parks now owns that airplane. ( N2886C ) I’ve sent an inquiry to him to see if he has any paperwork on this.
'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.
Beesley wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 3:01 am
Hey everyone, i have the 170b in the shop for some work. She currently has the Javelin 18 gal aux tank installed in rear baggage, it has extened baggage and rear bench removed. i have a set of LakeVue rear seats i’d like to install.
I have searched and the closest i have come to finding this combination can exists is a post on here of tail N2886C from jamie72 (maybe someone knows him) he hasnt posted since 2015
Looking for some leads to help with the install.
Thanks everyone!
Brendan
N4659C
I have received a response from the owner of the airplane you mention with the rear seat mod….and he states he does NOT have “Lakevue” rear seat mod. He has the Javelin tank with Atlee-Dodge rear seats, …so he cannot assist you with your seats.
You might reach out to Lakevue themselves….(previously B.A.S. … the website link mentions “not secure” so I don’t post it)
LakeVue Aeronautics, LLC
24982 182nd Street
Spirit Lake, Iowa 51360
(712) 320-975-ONE
email: flystruck (at) hotmail.com
'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.
Beesley wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 2:48 pm
Thank you! I appreciate the assist!
If the Atlee-Dodge fit but not the LakeVue i will purchase a set of those and sell the LakeVue.
Would he be able to share any info in that direction?
You’ll have to ask him at Lakevue. (Denny)
'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.
Wally might want to refile the 337 forms for the FA Dodge seats and the Javelin tank — it appears the FAA misplaced them. (One could argue that the installation of the Javelin tank only requires a logbook entry as it is listed in the TCDS).
Brendon, take a look at the pictures in this thread. It appears you would need to insure the back end of the Cessna tracks which the LakeVue seats mount to don’t chaff the bottom of the Javelin tank. The other issue may be the how the seatbelts attach in the center of the floor at the station 108 bulkhead. This attach point is where the original seat attached to the floor. The Javelin tank has a tunnel to clear this seat attach arm. It looks to me that you may have to fabricate a cable extension to clear the front face of the tank along with some sort of fairlead on the front of the tank to prevent the cable from rubbing the edge of the tank cutout.
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One of the Major Issues with multiple STC’s and modifications to “original” airplanes…. is how the various mods and alteration “Inter-Act” …or influence the other…as well as the original design.
It can resemble adding a Band-Aid over an existing bandage…with insidious complications…or unanticipated problems…..and (perhaps) loss of safety-nets and function. (the “fine print” of every STC cautions about this and reminds us that the Owner is responsible for determining such things.)
'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.
Here’s a pic of an Atlee-Dodge installed in an airplane with Javelin:
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'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.
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