---------------------------------------------------------- RV7-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/28/06: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:30 AM - Tail light (Hinde, Frank George (Corvallis)) 2. 12:46 PM - Re: Tail light (Phil Birkelbach) 3. 01:57 PM - Napa primer 7220 sale ending 4/30/06 (Tim Bolton) 4. 02:17 PM - Re: Tail light (B Tomm) 5. 05:44 PM - Re: Napa primer 7220 sale ending 4/30/06 (Charlie England) 6. 07:05 PM - Re: Tail light (William Near) 7. 07:14 PM - Firewall Fuel Line Penetration (SMITHBKN@aol.com) 8. 08:14 PM - Re: Firewall Fuel Line Penetration (Dave Cudney) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:30:54 AM PST US Subject: RV7-List: Tail light From: "Hinde, Frank George (Corvallis)" --> RV7-List message posted by: "Hinde, Frank George (Corvallis)" Hi guys, Just finishing up the details on the RV7a and wondered what methods you all used to fix the nut in the fiberglass rudder bottom to hold the tail/strobe light on. These are pretty small...like #4 screws (that look too short) is that correct? Thanks frank ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:46:56 PM PST US From: Phil Birkelbach Subject: Re: RV7-List: Tail light --> RV7-List message posted by: Phil Birkelbach Before I cut the hole, I poured some epoxy resin in there to make the back about 1/2" thick. Then simply cut the hole and drilled and tapped for the screws. I'm pretty sure that I got some longer screws too. I don't know what size but #4 sounds about right. Godspeed, Phil Birkelbach - Houston Texas RV-7 N727WB http://www.myrv7.com Hinde, Frank George (Corvallis) wrote: >--> RV7-List message posted by: "Hinde, Frank George (Corvallis)" > > Hi guys, > >Just finishing up the details on the RV7a and wondered what methods you >all used to fix the nut in the fiberglass rudder bottom to hold the >tail/strobe light on. > >These are pretty small...like #4 screws (that look too short) is that >correct? > >Thanks > >frank > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:57:45 PM PST US From: "Tim Bolton" Subject: RV7-List: Napa primer 7220 sale ending 4/30/06 Napa's sale on 7220 Primer is ending this Sunday. It's $3.75 a can now and will be $7.69 a can on Monday. Tim Bolton Charlotte, NC RV-7 - HS under construction DO NOT ARCHIVE ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:17:15 PM PST US From: "B Tomm" Subject: RE: RV7-List: Tail light --> RV7-List message posted by: "B Tomm" Why not just glue the nuts to the inside of the fairing? Bevan -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Phil Birkelbach Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 12:42 PM Subject: Re: RV7-List: Tail light --> RV7-List message posted by: Phil Birkelbach Before I cut the hole, I poured some epoxy resin in there to make the back about 1/2" thick. Then simply cut the hole and drilled and tapped for the screws. I'm pretty sure that I got some longer screws too. I don't know what size but #4 sounds about right. Godspeed, Phil Birkelbach - Houston Texas RV-7 N727WB http://www.myrv7.com Hinde, Frank George (Corvallis) wrote: >--> RV7-List message posted by: "Hinde, Frank George (Corvallis)" >--> > > Hi guys, > >Just finishing up the details on the RV7a and wondered what methods you >all used to fix the nut in the fiberglass rudder bottom to hold the >tail/strobe light on. > >These are pretty small...like #4 screws (that look too short) is that >correct? > >Thanks > >frank > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:44:27 PM PST US From: Charlie England Subject: Re: RV7-List: Napa primer 7220 sale ending 4/30/06 --> RV7-List message posted by: Charlie England Tim Bolton wrote: >Napa's sale on 7220 Primer is ending this Sunday. It's $3.75 a can now and will be $7.69 a can on Monday. > > >Tim Bolton >Charlotte, NC >RV-7 - HS under construction > > >DO NOT ARCHIVE > > > Please don't tell the stores in MS. It's been around $4/can every time I've bought it. :-) Charlie -7 fuselage ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:05:23 PM PST US From: "William Near" Subject: Re: RV7-List: Tail light --> RV7-List message posted by: "William Near" I actually saw this solution mentioned in the RVator but I don't remember when. The solution they recommend is to drill out the hole for the light. I think it is 1-1/8". Then insert the light with it's mounting bracket and drill the hole above and below. Mix up a thick mixture of epoxy and cotton flox. I use the West System so I use their micro-filler. I don't remember the actual product number. I then put in a glop of the mixture behind each of the small holes inside the rudder and let it harden overnight. The next day (or next work session) drill through the holes you previously drilled, insert the light and screw the small screws into the cured "glop". It fits very snug and is the easiest way to do it. I tried to epoxy those little nuts in the rudder bottom but they always stuck well to my finger and not to the fiberglass. Also, the inside of my rudder bottom had some pieces of fiberglass that had not bonded so it was like a thick hard shelf I couldn't cut through. Hope this helps. In my experience, it is the easiest way to do it. E-mail back if I didn't explain it well. Bill Near ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hinde, Frank George (Corvallis)" Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 1:27 PM Subject: RV7-List: Tail light > --> RV7-List message posted by: "Hinde, Frank George (Corvallis)" > > > Hi guys, > > Just finishing up the details on the RV7a and wondered what methods you > all used to fix the nut in the fiberglass rudder bottom to hold the > tail/strobe light on. > > These are pretty small...like #4 screws (that look too short) is that > correct? > > Thanks > > frank > > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 07:14:41 PM PST US From: SMITHBKN@aol.com Subject: RV7-List: Firewall Fuel Line Penetration Group, I'm looking at drawing OP-32 and trying to figure out if the firewall doubler used in conjunction with AN833-6D fuel line elbow fitting is on the engine side of the firewall or the cabin side of the firewall? Can anyone help with this? Jeff RV-7A Knoxville ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 08:14:50 PM PST US From: Dave Cudney Subject: Re: RV7-List: Firewall Fuel Line Penetration I put mine on the cabin side. Dave RV7A, engine mounted, on gear, working on panel and canopy On Apr 28, 2006, at 7:14 PM, SMITHBKN@aol.com wrote: > Group, > > I'm looking at drawing OP-32 and trying to figure out if the > firewall doubler used in conjunction with AN833-6D fuel line elbow > fitting is on the engine side of the firewall or the cabin side of > the firewall? Can anyone help with this? > > Jeff > RV-7A > Knoxville