LUSCOMBE 8A N1134 MODEL: 8A (Metal wings

LUSCOMBE 8A N1134 MODEL: 8A (Metal wings

LUSCOMBE 8A
N1134
MODEL: 8A (Metal wings/wing tanks)
YEAR: 1947
AIRFRAME TOTAL TIME: 1725.3 hrs. (Tach and total appear to be the same)
POWERPLANT: Continental A 75
ENGINE TIME SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL: 233.3 hrs.
( Powerplant converted to A75 at the overhaul)
PROPELLER: McCauley 1A90 Approximately 10.3 hrs. since overhaul.
History
Aircraft sustained cowl and gearbox damage in a nose over. No Prop damage.
Restoration has dragged out over many years with some cabin skin fitted and several new
parts purchased to include: windscreen, cowl skins, doorpost bulkheads, cabin belly skin,
instrument panel, lower gear legs. Aircraft is mounted in a fuselage jig. (Jig goes with
the aircraft)
Major Parts Included
L&R Wings
Wing struts
Ailerons
Vertical stab
Horizontal stab
Rudder
Elevator
Damaged engine cowling (new skins included-Univair)
Interior seats
Doors
Floor pan
Rudder pedals and control sticks chromed
Instrument panel (old and new from Univair)
Instrument cluster with original Luscombe airspeed indicator
New doorpost bulkheads (Univair)
Battery box
Airlite 6 VDC wind driven generator (can’t find prop)
Original wheel pants
Brakes
New lower gear legs (Univair), jack struts, oleo assembly, spring and piston tube
assembly (Not the Silflex design gear)
Engine A75 Continental
Engine mount (chromed)
Exhaust system
Mags
Carb and airbox
Propeller and spinner
Firewall (chromed)
Miscellaneous fairings, engine baffles, sheet metal cabin pieces etc.
Logs and some CAA and FAA 337s, Illustrated Parts Manual, old paperwork and bills.
Extras
After 45 years, the owner is getting out of the business of aircraft restoration and has
numerous parts and pieces from lots of different aircraft that go with the Luscombe as
part of the price. He who buys it gets it all. Parts include 4 each rebuildable T-craft
wings, one set ailerons, horizontal stab, elevator, rudder, old mags and mag parts, carb,
fuel injection pieces from Continental, hydraulic parts, complete sets of brakes, 2 sets of
new struts (Aeronca?), carb air boxes, oil tank, wobble pump, Cessna axles for 337. Too
many to list.
$10,000 OBO takes it all!