Seen here is a lower chin cowl and side cowling for an early model P-38 after final assembly and fit up. The next step will would be to go to our detail shop for the final exterior finish, either painting or bare aluminum finishing.

The inside and outside of early P-38 side cowling after forming and spotwelding of stiffeners and prior to final fit up.

The early P-38 internal oil cooler airducts in fabrication. We start with shaping the two halves of the air duct and then we gas weld the assembly together. The next step is fitup onto the exterior skin.

The upper and lower P-38 wing fillets as hammered out prior to fitup and welding.

One view of a finished P-47D oil tank. These oil tanks are 100% fabricated new.

Another view of a finished P-47D oil tank.

A P-47D oil tank as the internal parts are fit into the tank's outer shell. After fitup the internal parts will be spotwelded to the outer shell per the manufactures welding specifications.

The start of a P-47 oil tank. All parts are hand formed and welded or spotwelded together. Then they are sent to the assembly area for fitup