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The beginning: stripping away the old paint.

The beginning: stripping away the old paint.

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Rear cockpit detail.

Rear cockpit detail.

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Fuselage getting ready for wiring.

Fuselage getting ready for wiring.

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Seats mounted in fuselage.

Seats mounted in fuselage.

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Notice how the shoulder harness runs behind the cross tubes: Boeing made this change in 1944 to increase the effectiveness of the shoulder harness in

Notice how the shoulder harness runs behind the cross tubes: Boeing made this change in 1944 to increase the effectiveness of the shoulder harness in

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Engine mount and engine room detail coming up next!

Engine mount and engine room detail coming up next!

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Time to start wiring the old girl.

Time to start wiring the old girl.

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Damaged left-hand aileron in the partially constructed jig prior to disassembly.

Damaged left-hand aileron in the partially constructed jig prior to disassembly.

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Electrical junction box on firewall.

Electrical junction box on firewall.

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A bent, right-hand aileron awaiting rebuilding.

A bent, right-hand aileron awaiting rebuilding.

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Bent, right hand aileron. They're supposed to be flat.

Bent, right hand aileron. They're supposed to be flat.

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The left hand aileron being trial assembled with a new spar.

The left hand aileron being trial assembled with a new spar.

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Left hand aileron during trial assembly. I'm building the aileron jig as I go.

Left hand aileron during trial assembly. I'm building the aileron jig as I go.

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The fuselage frame after I finished the final painting - a good feeling!

The fuselage frame after I finished the final painting - a good feeling!

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Rebuilding the back seat instrument panel. Back in it's spraying days it had a few extra holes carved into it so I had to devise a suitable repair sc

Rebuilding the back seat instrument panel. Back in it's spraying days it had a few extra holes carved into it so I had to devise a suitable repair sc

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Front cockpit sidewall detail. The colors in the airplane aren't quite this out of whack - I have yellow-ish shop lighting and it tends to throw the

Front cockpit sidewall detail. The colors in the airplane aren't quite this out of whack - I have yellow-ish shop lighting and it tends to throw the

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Stearman Rebuild

The restoration of my 1942 USN Stearman biplane.
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