The International Cessna 170 Association

Wolfgang, Welcome to the 170 Forum. I visited your WEB site and found the pictures interesting even though I understand very little German(Ein Bier :D ). In one of the pictures of your 170 the motor mount appears to be for a different engine than the Cont. O-300(C-145); is it possible that your airp...

George,
Well da Thanks George.
John

Mr. Frainiea 8) , Look in the owners manual (my manual is for a 1953 170B) starting on page 48 and going through page 54. These pages cover pretty well rigging and cable tensions for the 170, however they strangly do not mention a cable tension for the rudder cable. Does anyone have the proper cable...

KARL,
Here is a copy of a page from the P-Ponk installation instructions, it addresses leveling.

Mary Christmas everyone.
John

Bruce,
Where both and George and Joe at Kitty Hawk in 1903

Dear Frainiea, I just received a complete set of 170 cables from McFarlane, they have in stock total kits or individual cables. They advertise two prices retail or list and they will take another 20% off if you mention you are an A&P, or that you know George Horn personally. Their web site is ht...

Dear Mr. Ole Pokey (or may I call you Ole),

I can make an outline or loan you the panel I have just removed so that you can have an outside outline to use in your template design.

John

http://xpupload.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=4708be36-5ac8-7ff0-4b09-4bbb5efb7923&size=lg Brian, I am this far along in the conversion to Avion center stack panel. The panel is now back at Avion for powder Coating and screen printing of labels. The conversion requires all that George list...

Dave for a second opinion to Tim's web site try the one below.
John

http://esscoaircraft.com/level.itml/icOid/6555

Does anyone have information on installing extended baggage compartment on a 170B and who sells the modification?

Looking for information on strut cuff instellation on 1953 170B. My struts have large cone shaped exposed rivets which look to interfer with the cuff instellation. Thanks in advance for info.

I am looking for information reguarding the instellation of 172 long range fuel tanks in my 1953 170B. Particularly which year 172 tank and do these tanks us the wing root style fuel guage?

Thanks for the replies. Spiro where do I buy stainless steel shim material?

I am looking for ideas on how to stop the exhaust leakage at the joint between the exhaust stacks and the short pipes rising out of the H & M style muffler.