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1. 04:08 AM - Re: Re: Wheelpants Part Duex - Air Access Door & Misc... (Bob J.)
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| Subject: | Re: Wheelpants Part Duex - Air Access Door & Misc... |
Here are the pics guys.
http://picasaweb.google.com/rocketbob/WheelpantPics?authkey=Gv1sRgCLil3-T8krfg2AE&feat=directlink
Regards,
Bob Japundza
RV-6 flying F1 under const.
On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 10:55 PM, Bob J. <rocketbob@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Michael, when I get a moment I will take some pics...just bugs me to see
> that people are putting blisters on stock installations while I was able to
> get the wheelpants to cover 380x150x5 tires and double-puck Grove brakes,
> and have room to spare...through just a small bit of outside-of-the-box
> thinking. It would be easy-peasy to do with the RV8 gear.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Japundza
> RV-6 flying F1 under const.
>
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 3:03 PM, <MLWynn@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Bob,
>>
>> How about a picture of your wheel pants. This sounds like a really nice
>> project.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Michael Wynn
>> RV 8 Finishing
>> San Ramon, CA
>>
>> In a message dated 7/6/2010 11:08:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>> rocketbob@gmail.com writes:
>>
>> I took the wheelpant install several steps further on my Rocket, to make
>> it far, far easier to do routine maintenance on the brakes/tires. I used
>> Van's wheelpants since I have larger 380x150x5 tires, and fabricated 304
>> stainless brackets. The inner brackets are oriented vertically so that the
>> attach points fall under the overlapping seams of the wheelpants--one
>> doesn't have to crawl into an awkward position to attach the aft
>> screws...also the bracket attach screws become completely hidden when the
>> front half of the is in place. I reinforced the wheelpants with a bit of
>> carbon fiber to stiffen things up on the inboard sides. Since the front
>> half of the wheelpant is now no longer structural as it doesn't attach to
>> the support brackets directly, I was able to use the small SK27 Skybolt
>> camlocs, and installed five of them around the circumference. The front of
>> the wheelpant comes on in 5 seconds or less, and can have the whole
>> wheelpant off in under 30 seconds. No fooling around with doors, air
>> extensions, and rolling the airplane around to fill the tires...cleaner
>> installation that turned out much stronger than the stock setup.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bob Japundza
>> RV-6 flying F1 under const.
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 9:44 AM, RV6 Flyer <rv6_flyer@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Matt:
>>>
>>> Save your money, a little weight, and time on making access to air the
>>> tires. Just remove the front half of the wheel pant. This allow you access
>>> to INSPECT the brakes every time you air the tires.
>>>
>>>
>>> Gary A. Sobek
>>> "My Sanity" RV-6 N157GS O-320 Hartzell,
>>> 2,382+ Flying Hours So. CA, USA
>>>
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| Subject: | For Sale: RV7 Emp, QB Wings, QB Fuse - North Carolina |
See my listing on VAF:
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=60219
RV-7 with a tip-up canopy, qb wings and qb fuse. Kit is located in
Denver, N.C. More photos can be found on my website www.therv7.com.
Asking $23,000. Thanks for looking.
Tim
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