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C-175 wings on Barnstormers
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 7:27 pm
by minton
406-396-7392 $1,000.00 Posted 3/29/14 might be worth looking into??
Re: C-175 wings on Barnstormers
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:01 pm
by bagarre
He sent me photos of them. Both have spar damage.
One needs replaced from last outer rib to wingtip. (Not terrible)
Other one is buckled at the flap and has a lot of wrinkles .
Does not include flaps or ailerons.
For a grand, they look very repairable but I have no place to do the repairs nor do I know someone to repair them for me or what that might cost.
Re: C-175 wings on Barnstormers
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:49 pm
by blueldr
David Ross,
I have seen the work done on wings , etc., by the fellow down in Alabama that advertises in TAP. His work is very impressive and his prices very fair.
Re: C-175 wings on Barnstormers
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:05 pm
by minton
A cheep way to salvage the "Long Range" tank components and install in your wings. They are the exact same structure. (See IPC for 172/175)
Could be done while on the plane.
Re: C-175 wings on Barnstormers
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:02 pm
by GAHorn
Putting 175 tanks into 170 wings will cost about $4.5K or more if you pay someone to do it.
Re: C-175 wings on Barnstormers
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 4:58 pm
by Bruce Fenstermacher
I moved Gary's post with the Cessna video on wing exchanges here:
http://www.cessna170.org/forums/viewtop ... 41&t=11346
Re: C-175 wings on Barnstormers
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 8:12 pm
by minton
gahorn wrote:Putting 175 tanks into 170 wings will cost about $4.5K or more if you pay someone to do it.
WOW George, that seems pretty high. I'm doing the wrong mods
Re: C-175 wings on Barnstormers
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:01 pm
by GAHorn
minton wrote:gahorn wrote:Putting 175 tanks into 170 wings will cost about $4.5K or more if you pay someone to do it.
WOW George, that seems pretty high. I'm doing the wrong mods
I got a written bid from a pretty reliable and trustworthy craftsman. (I own a pair of NOS 175 tanks for the day when I quit being "mostly nuts" and install an IO-360.)