The pietenpol flap has been covered. This flap hinges so that the flap can be raised so the pilot can get in and out of the cockpit eaiser.

The flap has been covered.

The flap hinges up to ease transition into and out of the cock pit.

We have decided to take the wings off of the Cessna 120 for a touch up on the wings and to pull the engine off of the front end to detail the engine and firewall.

We have removed the wings and the fuselage needs one more cut of compound. Having the wings and the doors off of the fuselage will make this process much easier.

The cowling all sanded and ready for buffing.

All of the baffeling has been removed so it can be cleaned and detailed.

Ready for the engine to be removed so detailing of engine and firewall can begin.

Fabrication of the Bulldog stabilizer begins. The rear spar starts at inch and a half by .120 wall thick ness down to inch and a quarter by .120 down to one inch by .058 down to 7/8 by .058 all fish mouthed and welded.

Here is the fabrication of the Stabilizer. Notice how the tubes neck down this is to maintain strength while saving weight.

Fabricating more structure to give the stabilizer its shape.

A look from the other end of the stabilizer. Notice that the whole Stabilizer has been drawn out on the paper for proper tube alignment.

After getting the bulldog up on the gear fabrication of the wing attach fittings, rudder pedals and brake pedals begins.

Here is one of the wing attach fittings getting welded up. Two 1/4 inch plates make for a half inch plate that is super strong.

Here is the whole fitting bolted together ready to be fit on to the fueslage and welded.

Here is the fitting being welded onto the right hand side of the fuselage.

Heres the Rudder pedals being fabricated.

The finished rudder pedals with finished brake pedals now ready for fitting and installation into the fuselage.

Rudder pedals installed with new fittings into the fuselage.

The moment that we have all been waiting for has finally come. After 80+ years and  hours of fabrication and welding the Bulldog is finally sitting on the gear.

The Bulldog finally on its gear.

Looking at the right hand gear from the landing gear pivot points inside the fuselage

Looking from the rear at the Bulldog finally up on its gear.

Here the instrument panel for the bulldog laid out on the bench

This is what you will see when you are sitting in the fuselage. The instrument panel looks really good in the fuselage.