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    Couple of things I noticed.  The seat truss is built like a ladder.  No diagonal tubes in it at all.  I think it would buckle in the first solid landing if configured as a tail dragger.  Kitfox and Avid have diagonal tubes to stiffen that area, hence the word "truss".  And even then it's been a bit of a week area in both types of planes.  (I know)  Also, the wing ribs may have been home made, Copied from the Kitfox 4 design perhaps, but having rib tails like the earlier models.   My guess is a copy of Avid or Kitfox.  Maybe Mohawk, but the bottom of the doors on the Mohawk were shaped like a Kitfox 1 or Avid A model.  This one has a door bottom more like later model Avids or Kitfoxes.   Can you get a picture of the firewall area?  Avid motor mounts have two bolts near the top, and 4 across the center, and if a Subaru was used, I believe they added one at the bottom center.  Kitfox has two at the top, 2 at the center, and one at the bottom.  The Mohawk plans copied the Kitfox 1 motor mount locations.   JImChuk

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    Couple of things I noticed.  The seat truss is built like a ladder.  No diagonal tubes in it at all.  I think it would buckle in the first solid landing if configured as a tail dragger.  Kitfox and Avid have diagonal tubes to stiffen that area, hence the word "truss".  And even then it's been a bit of a week area in both types of planes.  (I know)  Also, the wing ribs may have been home made, Copied from the Kitfox 4 design perhaps, but having rib tails like the earlier models.   My guess is a copy of Avid or Kitfox.  Maybe Mohawk, but the bottom of the doors on the Mohawk were shaped like a Kitfox 1 or Avid A model.  This one has a door bottom more like later model Avids or Kitfoxes.   Can you get a picture of the firewall area?  Avid motor mounts have two bolts near the top, and 4 across the center, and if a Subaru was used, I believe they added one at the bottom center.  Kitfox has two at the top, 2 at the center, and one at the bottom.  The Mohawk plans copied the Kitfox 1 motor mount locations.   JImChuk

    I will get a picture for you this evening thank you. If these weaker design characteristics can be overcome I’d like to attempt to remedy them. 

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    I was told the fuselage was widened..... (from what? Idk) Looks to have been built to accommodate a nose wheel..... I’d definitely like to change to a tail wheel. I want a little back country bird when I’m all done. Any suggestions on what modifications I should consider from this point? 

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    Hello all.  My name is Lance Hoch, coming at you from Moses Lake, Wa. I own a 1950 Cessna 170 A. I’ve always wanted to build, I took a small leap and purchased an unfinished project. I’m not totally sure what I purchased exactly. The usb drive that came with the plane has plans for an avid flyer, a kit fox, and a Mohawk. Welds aren’t pretty, includes a “boat anchor” ea81 and a bunch of random parts and pieces. I’m trying to put a game plan together. I figure at this point I will print out some hard copies of the plans and compare them to what I have and draw out exactly what I have. If anyone here knows what I have at a glance let me know. Words of advice? 

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