Fuselage after These are the repairs I have made to the structure of the Fairchild. Starting with the bare steel fuselage frame and building up to completion. Lower longerons were replaced by welding in a new section to replace the corroded portion from amidships aft. That is my little Miller Econo TIG welder in the background, great little unit for the hobby shop, sorry about the fuzzy picture. The fuselage was primmer with two part epoxy primer sealer. and all exposed portions are painted "Red Baron" red. (it took a week to clean the garage floor) Many parts were powder coated for better protection from wear, and scratches from use. All other small parts were cleaned and inspected for corrosion, and powder coated. All flight control bell cranks, were stripped and cleaned with 1100 grit glass beads, refinished and new bearings installed. The cabin floors were all replaced by gluing in strips of walnut and fir on a 6mm X 5 ply-plywood sheet cut to fit the frame. Each control that comes thru the floor is outline by a walnut block. The cabin box was completely replaced by manufacturing new side, and overhead panels, after the new rear window frames were manufactured and installed. The interior is short pile pure wool mohair, the same as the original factory material. Shoulder harness has been added. Upper trim panel has been polished. and the complete new trim system installed IAW Fairchild Blue prints. Each panel is insulated and fire proofed, on the back side. All wooden structure was replaced by cutting stringers and formers from new material, This $200 spruce plank was reduced to shavings and "T" stringers or as some call them hat sections. All fuselage formers (ribs) were replaced by manufacturing new from 5 laminate certified plywood, by tracing off the old ribs, and off setting using Fairchild's blueprints. The cabin top and center wing section is all new, starting with this. A $150. board turns into shavings and a cabin Upper longeron  one each side. Each place the new stringers cross a rib, they get dittoed into the rib and glued with epoxy. and after a years work the fuselage looks like this. rear portion,  with new rudder post and vertical stab being fitted. Lower cabin floor with some cables installed Lower view, with stick sockets and some flight controls installed. Notice my handy tail stand? big stud bolted to the garage wall  :) The chine cut and glued in place then rounded and faired to enable the fabric to turn the corner from side to bottom. The float fittings stick thru both wood and fabric. trial fit, and varnish day After recovering is completed (see new covers) the fuselage is off to the hangar for storage and assembly. The seats are now renewed by "Sitch " and are beautiful and ready to be installed. I added a shelf to mount safety equipment on, behind the rear seat bulkhead. In the Hangar fall of 05 That is how the fuselage stayed until I finished the wings, engine and a few other things, but it went up on its gear as we progressed. That was a big day, we placed the fuselage up on its gear, for the first time in 4 years. Addition of the tail wheel and a bunch of other things, like the engine, and wings. Sept 23- 07, The Aircraft is almost fully assembled. fuselage got its white base coat today. Interior, looking up thru the belly inspection hole We are working a little each day now, and should get it painted and fully assembled shortly. 07-30-08 It's pretty much completed except for a few minor trim things and final painting. Engine bay doors are on and painted and ready for the stripe Paint and final finishing is almost complete Large Logo on the vertical stab N Numbers in place Small logo and stripe on nearly ready to fly.