The International Cessna 170 Association

I had Millenium Cyclinders added to our engine when it was rebuilt by Mattituck two years ago. They are as smooth as silk, and oil consumption was down dramatically. The only problem was that my mechainic had to replace the Millenium valve cover with the original continental on the forward most cycl...

Hi Everybody, We are having two coats of Silver Metallic, two coats of red trim, and a "clear coat' put on our 170. The shop says that it will weigh between 20-25 pounds. A think this will be a small trade off, I was losing that, every time that I did a stem to stern polish job. Lou La Salle N2...

Hi All, Our '52 was painted at one time, per the shop that is now priming it for a paint job. The alclad in spots is great, and in spots, it will just not take a shine. The entire a/c tarnishes within days of being polished. I am 65 NM from the ocean, by in high humidity NJ. The underside of the win...

Ive been to Quakertown often, to have work done to my radios. Great people to work with.

Look forward to meeting 170 people. Their is a 170B tied up behind my hangar, but I never get to see him/her.

Lou

Hello Doug, Our Baby hasn't come home yet! So I can't say what she will look like, but, I have seen his work....., and it really is impressive. The shop is Ed's Aircraft Refinishing, and it is on the Brookhaven Airport in Shirley, New York. It is just east of the Long Island Class C airspace. The ph...

Mark,

Good Luck to you! 170's are fun to fly, and attract a lot of attention on the ground. Where will you be based? I fly into Goodspeed and Madisin/Griswold on occasion. Email me at loulasalle@pfizer.com sometime
and we can get together and compare notes

Lou La Salle
N2485D
1952 170 B

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Hi Mark, I'm based at N85 in New Jersey. Our plane( my wife flys it as well) is a 1952 170B. At the moment, it is on Long Island being painted. It was opriginal in aluminum and red, it is absolutely a full time job polishing it. Sop, it will be Audi silver and red. I bought ours, while I was still a...

Hi All, I'm new to the forum, but have owned (and Polished) our 170B for 9 years. It's tough work, and expensive. A decent shine requires 40 hours of work with a Heavy Duty buffer ($300 new). When you get to the tail, the nose is ready to me polished again. My wife Patty(she is a 170 driver& pol...