Frans,
Most of the time in a situation like yours, I add glass to the front
cover gap, tape it in place on the rear pant where it looks good and
fits without flexing (with release tape of course) and allow to cure to
fill the gaps. Then sand and fill.
Having made my own entire speed kit, I disagree with your point on being
a bargain. Although the nose gear pant is wonky, the gear leg covers
are finiky, try making them from scratch or even buying from a third
party. It takes me a half day per 5 day week to mold my pants, and wing
covers. Gear legs and covers take another two days. Yes they are very
nice, but then I have to make the metal parts, get the fasteners and
hardware together etc. It still takes 40 hours to do a nice job of
alignment, fillets and transitions that allow full gear leg movement
without cracking. I have about 60 hours into my set and I will not make
another. I'll buy them. The mods to make them fit nicely is far
easier. Try doing an RV speed kit sometime....Talk about frustrating.
It is always about life being too short and time is money isn't it.
Bud
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From: Frans Veldman<mailto:frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl>
To: europa-list@matronics.com<mailto:europa-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Tri-gear wheel fairing
<frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl<mailto:frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl>>
ALAN YERLY wrote:
> Looks great, I never thought of that Frans, looks fast and easy.
I didn't think of that as well. I was just wondering whether I could
force the front half somewhat in the correct direction. To do this, I
attached the starboard side of the front half fairing to the rear half
of the fairing, to be able to bend the port side, and then discovered
that I could get the correct shape, without any bending, but at the
cost
of creating a gap at the port seal. If you try to close this gap, the
fairing twists and takes its odd shape again. Leave it alone, and all
is
right.
I love to think out solutions, but this one is really a coincidence,
not
the result of thinking.
Next time you prepare a speed kit, try it, and let me know if it works
out the same for you.
I think it is a shame that it isn't covered in the manual. These parts
are not really a bargain, I somehow expected that the manual is
adjusted
to the experiences of builders (and preferably, not only the manual
but
the parts as well).
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