Progress photos of Steve Martin's 11AC Chief restoration

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Left Wing - primed, inspected, spar 100% Right Wing - primed, inspected, spar 100%

Fitting the bottom covering.  No envelopes here - blanket method Fabric glued on.  Starting to look like a wing again.

Flipped over and ready for the top blanket. Interior panels ready for installation.

Right wing all shrunk up and ready for dope Screws all in, ready for tape

Oops! Repair job to wing bow. Word to the wise - check aileron clearances before going too far into dope process Oops #2 Don't rely on cable exit points from old fabric, they may have been wrong. Mine were off by 15 inches

Doors all stripped and ready for primer Nose bowl having some cosmetic work done. No cracks, but lots of little dents

Fuselage all masked, sealed up and ready for butyrate, silver and final colors Testing the fit and marking the trim tab exit points

Goodyear brakes ready for final assembly and paint All the wing fairings cleaned and ready for priming
Boot cowl and other front end pieces ready for priming Ailerons in silver

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