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here is a list of things that
are most commonly changed
on restored L4's particularly fort sill
that look original!
A65 engine
smooth tires
no air filter
instruments had no limits
carb heat push on!
magneto on L side
what insignia
insignia color
3 piece WS!
Stevens master cylinders
cotton fabric
brake lever position
fabric 46wide pieces!!
tapes over sewn fabric lines
rib stitches 2 n 3 apart
butyrate dope used
rib finish tape not ironed
rib stitches not straightened
fabric to top stringer
no extra lift strut insp holes
#20 eng oil to lub
no door latch insp holes
no ELTs
tapered shaft crank
wood prop
no electrical/navigation etc.
3/8 x 5/8 stringers
no bottom stringer
stringers wired on
carved trim cable spacer
4-36 mach screws
↑ gross weight
rare lock nuts
tail #s applied by military
no heel plates
3 ply marine floorboards
1 part oxide primer
single gas tank
no top paint coat!
small clamped wood stringers
drain grommets
screws ø rivnuts or nutplates
discs at wing tip
diff aileron hinges
fixed antenna
no oil in frame tubes
no leveling pts on L-4B
door filler angle (51111)
map case?
req ADs but not original
rear fairing rod!
no N #s
fairlead segments diff!
Seine knot stitches not hidden
tapes not pinked!!
no elbows on brk lines
side fabric on inside
original 3 1/2 rib stitching
fabric wrinkles not ironed
# & location of tapes
paint type and color
# loc and type of fabric patches
no aileron reinf alm strip
silver dope not sanded!!
WS window materials
unshielded plugs
insignia painted on!
langing gear axle covering
tires with NO bar code
are most commonly changed
on restored L4's particularly fort sill
that look original!
A65 engine
smooth tires
no air filter
instruments had no limits
carb heat push on!
magneto on L side
what insignia
insignia color
3 piece WS!
Stevens master cylinders
cotton fabric
brake lever position
fabric 46wide pieces!!
tapes over sewn fabric lines
rib stitches 2 n 3 apart
butyrate dope used
rib finish tape not ironed
rib stitches not straightened
fabric to top stringer
no extra lift strut insp holes
#20 eng oil to lub
no door latch insp holes
no ELTs
tapered shaft crank
wood prop
no electrical/navigation etc.
3/8 x 5/8 stringers
no bottom stringer
stringers wired on
carved trim cable spacer
4-36 mach screws
↑ gross weight
rare lock nuts
tail #s applied by military
no heel plates
3 ply marine floorboards
1 part oxide primer
single gas tank
no top paint coat!
small clamped wood stringers
drain grommets
screws ø rivnuts or nutplates
discs at wing tip
diff aileron hinges
fixed antenna
no oil in frame tubes
no leveling pts on L-4B
door filler angle (51111)
map case?
req ADs but not original
rear fairing rod!
no N #s
fairlead segments diff!
Seine knot stitches not hidden
tapes not pinked!!
no elbows on brk lines
side fabric on inside
original 3 1/2 rib stitching
fabric wrinkles not ironed
# & location of tapes
paint type and color
# loc and type of fabric patches
no aileron reinf alm strip
silver dope not sanded!!
WS window materials
unshielded plugs
insignia painted on!
langing gear axle covering
tires with NO bar code
