I have been rebuilding a 54 B model for about 18 months now and tail parts availability has been an issue all along. So much so that I've had to fabricate a fair amount of the internal structure of the rudder and a bit of the elevator. With that in mind, and since I made the forms out of oak so I could make a bunch of them, I thought I'd pass this on to the 170 world. If you need one, let me know and I can probably sell you one for a reasonable price. If I don't have a form for it, all I need is an original that doesn't look like a ball of foil and I can probably make one. I have some pics but I haven't figured out how to attach them here yet.
Mods, if this is perceived as a commercial post, feel free to remove it. I just know where we share compatibility with the 172, parts are easy to come by. Other than that it can be a crapshoot.
yjlopes91@yahoo.com if I can help ya
Rib fabrication
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