I'm restoring a 1952 Cessna 170B (s/n 20934).  Maybe "refurbish" is a better word since I'm not doing a complete tear down/rebuild, but rather making my best effort to get it back into original condition.  As with many aircraft, it has been changed over the years and one of my prime goals has been to undo those changes and restore the original look and feel of the aircraft.  Some allowances have been made for safety and/or convenience, but for the most part it will be original when it's done.

N8082A History
N8082A had it's first test flight in July, 1952.  It then was flown 13.00 hours from Wichita, KS to N. Adams, MA where it purchased from Cessna on August 7, 1952 by Mohawk Valley Aviation in North Adams, MA.  This was immediately followed (on the SAME day) by another sale to Clifford B. Banney & Son, Inc. in Westerlo, NY (SW of Albany).  A little over a year later, on September 15, 1953, Clifford B. Banney & Son, Inc sold N8082A back to Mohawk Valley Aviation.  It then went on to a number of private parties over the years, all the while staying in eastern New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.  Unlike many aircraft that seem to travel all over the country during their lives, N8082A appears to have come the the Northeast U.S. and stayed put.

N8082A General Condition at Time of Purchase
N8082A was fairly stock when I bought her, although there were a few changes over the years.  The changes were nothing radical and were mostly the same sorts of modifications many other 170s have seen over the years.

• Engine: Continental 0-300A (145hp, 450hrs SMOH w/chrome cylinders)
• Propeller: McCauley DM7653 (20hrs SNEW)
• Wheels: Cleveland
• Brakes: Cleveland (single puck)
• El Reno Oil Filter Adaptor
• Jasco 50 amp Alternator conversion
• Switched from fuses to Circuit Breakers
• Dual Mitchel MX-300 nav/coms
• Narco AT150 TSO Transponder
• Sigtronics SPA 400 Intercom
• Four place intercom
• Ameri King ELT
• Super venturi

Also, an Airtex interior had been installed (all except for the firewall pad and baggage compartment).  The original wheel pants came with the aircraft, though they were not installed at the time.

I put my deposit on N8082A in December 1999 and finally passed papers in January 2000.  Since that time I've been slowly working on getting her back into proper form.  I discovered during the first annual that the aircraft had sat unused for some time.  This resulted in several issues that needed to be addressed including new brakes, new wheel bearings, new oil sump, and other secondary issues.  After approximately three months of down time she was back in the air.  Over the next three and a half years I picked away at various items until I reached the point I'm at today (April 2004) where I am prepared to tackle the last of the large items - namely the instrument panel, re-skinning a couple control surfaces, and painting the aircraft.