---------------------------------------------------------- RV9-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 10/25/06: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:08 AM - Re: Rear canopy installation (Michael T. Ice) 2. 06:19 AM - Re: Rear canopy installation (rock5219) 3. 06:52 AM - Re: Rear canopy installation (Bill Repucci) 4. 07:01 AM - Re: Rear canopy installation (Michael T. Ice) 5. 07:09 AM - Re: RV9-List Rear canopy installation (Snow, Daniel A.) 6. 08:14 AM - Re: Rear canopy installation (Bill Repucci) 7. 08:30 AM - Re: Rear canopy installation (rock5219) 8. 09:18 AM - Turtle deck (Bruce Cruikshank) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:08:18 AM PST US From: "Michael T. Ice" Subject: Re: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation --> RV9-List message posted by: "Michael T. Ice" Randy, I saw your post and was hoping someone would jump in with an answer. I have riveted on the rear deck and am just about to start on the canopy. so you can see I am interested in what ever you find out. Why do you think you have to drill out and remove the rear deck? If you don't get any responses on this list try the Doug Reeve's Van's Air Force web site. Or if you don't want to do that or can't I will do it for you if you don't mind. Mike Ice RV-9 (working on electrical, waiting for canopy) Anchorage, Alaska ----- Original Message ----- From: "rock5219" Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:20 PM Subject: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation > --> RV9-List message posted by: "rock5219" > > Greetings I think I have made a major screw up. I riveted the turtle > deck on many months ago, and now that I am ready to install the rear > canopy, it appears that, according to instructions, I must drill out the > 200+ rivets and remove it. Is it possible to install the rear canopy > without taking the turtledeck off? DUH! Randy [Embarassed] > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=70069#70069 > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:19:01 AM PST US Subject: RV9-List: Re: Rear canopy installation From: "rock5219" --> RV9-List message posted by: "rock5219" Installation manual talks of removing the turtledeck and doing layouts with it as well as for fitting. I did receive 1 response offline that said that while it may be slightly more difficult, he did not feel it was necessarily required. Still waiting to see if anyone has completed this procedure. Thanks, Randy Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=70114#70114 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:52:40 AM PST US From: "Bill Repucci" Subject: RE: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation --> RV9-List message posted by: "Bill Repucci" Randy (and Mike), I'm assuming you are talking about a tip-up canopy. If not, this won't help you much. I did not rivet that skin on until the aft canopy was trimmed but all is not lost. Just drill out the rivets along the sides until you can pull the skin away, say maybe 12 to 18" worth. That should give you enough play to slide the canopy in. Good luck. Bill Starting the paper work but sill have a lot left to do. -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Michael T. Ice Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 9:07 AM Subject: Re: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation --> RV9-List message posted by: "Michael T. Ice" Randy, I saw your post and was hoping someone would jump in with an answer. I have riveted on the rear deck and am just about to start on the canopy. so you can see I am interested in what ever you find out. Why do you think you have to drill out and remove the rear deck? If you don't get any responses on this list try the Doug Reeve's Van's Air Force web site. Or if you don't want to do that or can't I will do it for you if you don't mind. Mike Ice RV-9 (working on electrical, waiting for canopy) Anchorage, Alaska ----- Original Message ----- From: "rock5219" Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:20 PM Subject: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation > --> RV9-List message posted by: "rock5219" > > Greetings I think I have made a major screw up. I riveted the turtle > deck on many months ago, and now that I am ready to install the rear > canopy, it appears that, according to instructions, I must drill out the > 200+ rivets and remove it. Is it possible to install the rear canopy > without taking the turtledeck off? DUH! Randy [Embarassed] > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=70069#70069 > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:01:32 AM PST US From: "Michael T. Ice" Subject: Re: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation --> RV9-List message posted by: "Michael T. Ice" Bill, (Randy) Ahh! Good on you. I forgot to ask the simple question if the chap was building a slider or tip up. Which is it Randy? Bill is building a tip up and I am doing a slider. Bill has an excellent web site and has been a constant resource for me. Bill, your work looks great, you will be flying soon. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Repucci" Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 5:51 AM Subject: RE: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation > --> RV9-List message posted by: "Bill Repucci" > > Randy (and Mike), > > I'm assuming you are talking about a tip-up canopy. If not, this won't > help you much. > > I did not rivet that skin on until the aft canopy was trimmed but all is > not lost. Just drill out the rivets along the sides until you can pull > the skin away, say maybe 12 to 18" worth. That should give you enough > play to slide the canopy in. > > Good luck. > Bill > Starting the paper work but sill have a lot left to do. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Michael T. Ice > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 9:07 AM > To: rv9-list@matronics.com > Subject: Re: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation > > > --> RV9-List message posted by: "Michael T. Ice" > > Randy, > > I saw your post and was hoping someone would jump in with an answer. I > have > riveted on the rear deck and am just about to start on the canopy. so > you > can see I am interested in what ever you find out. > Why do you think you have to drill out and remove the rear deck? If you > don't get any responses on this list try the Doug Reeve's Van's Air > Force web site. Or if you don't want to do that or can't I will do it > for > you if you don't mind. > > Mike Ice > RV-9 (working on electrical, waiting for canopy) > Anchorage, Alaska > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rock5219" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:20 PM > Subject: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation > > >> --> RV9-List message posted by: "rock5219" >> >> Greetings I think I have made a major screw up. I riveted the > turtle >> deck on many months ago, and now that I am ready to install the rear >> canopy, it appears that, according to instructions, I must drill out > the >> 200+ rivets and remove it. Is it possible to install the rear canopy >> without taking the turtledeck off? DUH! Randy [Embarassed] >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=70069#70069 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:09:20 AM PST US Subject: RV9-List: RE: RV9-List Rear canopy installation From: "Snow, Daniel A." --> RV9-List message posted by: "Snow, Daniel A." I did the same thing and was able to install the rear window without removing any rivets. The rear window does get scratched a little, but the scratches will be hidden. Time: 08:20:50 PM PST US Subject: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation From: "rock5219" --> RV9-List message posted by: "rock5219" Greetings I think I have made a major screw up. I riveted the turtle deck on many months ago, and now that I am ready to install the rear canopy, it appears that, according to instructions, I must drill out the 200+ rivets and remove it. Is it possible to install the rear canopy without taking the turtledeck off? DUH! Randy [Embarassed] ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:14:07 AM PST US From: "Bill Repucci" Subject: RE: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation --> RV9-List message posted by: "Bill Repucci" Mike, Thanks for the complements. If, and I do mean IF, I get it done before spring a bunch of us are talking about flying up to AK in July. I'll let you know how and if that happens. BTW, how is it we have a Michale Ice and a Daniel Snow on the same list? Bill RV-9 N941WR www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Michael T. Ice Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:01 AM Subject: Re: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation --> RV9-List message posted by: "Michael T. Ice" Bill, (Randy) Ahh! Good on you. I forgot to ask the simple question if the chap was building a slider or tip up. Which is it Randy? Bill is building a tip up and I am doing a slider. Bill has an excellent web site and has been a constant resource for me. Bill, your work looks great, you will be flying soon. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Repucci" Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 5:51 AM Subject: RE: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation > --> RV9-List message posted by: "Bill Repucci" > > Randy (and Mike), > > I'm assuming you are talking about a tip-up canopy. If not, this > won't help you much. > > I did not rivet that skin on until the aft canopy was trimmed but all > is not lost. Just drill out the rivets along the sides until you can > pull the skin away, say maybe 12 to 18" worth. That should give you > enough play to slide the canopy in. > > Good luck. > Bill > Starting the paper work but sill have a lot left to do. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Michael T. > Ice > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 9:07 AM > To: rv9-list@matronics.com > Subject: Re: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation > > > --> RV9-List message posted by: "Michael T. Ice" > > Randy, > > I saw your post and was hoping someone would jump in with an answer. I > have riveted on the rear deck and am just about to start on the > canopy. so you > can see I am interested in what ever you find out. > Why do you think you have to drill out and remove the rear deck? If you > don't get any responses on this list try the Doug Reeve's Van's Air > Force web site. Or if you don't want to do that or can't I will do it > for > you if you don't mind. > > Mike Ice > RV-9 (working on electrical, waiting for canopy) > Anchorage, Alaska > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rock5219" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:20 PM > Subject: RV9-List: Rear canopy installation > > >> --> RV9-List message posted by: "rock5219" >> >> Greetings I think I have made a major screw up. I riveted the > turtle >> deck on many months ago, and now that I am ready to install the rear >> canopy, it appears that, according to instructions, I must drill out > the >> 200+ rivets and remove it. Is it possible to install the rear canopy >> without taking the turtledeck off? DUH! Randy [Embarassed] >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=70069#70069 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 08:30:39 AM PST US Subject: RV9-List: Re: Rear canopy installation From: "rock5219" --> RV9-List message posted by: "rock5219" I am building the tip-up version. Randy Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=70143#70143 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 09:18:05 AM PST US From: "Bruce Cruikshank" Subject: RV9-List: Turtle deck Randy, I did the same thing. It's no problem. Just be careful triming the lower corners of the rear canopy. You have to trim the corners to near final size to fit above the clips holding the roll bar on so the canopy fits down on the roll bar. Leave enough glass ahead of the roll bar trim line to make a second cut. I did not and have quite large gap between the front and rear canopy. I think I ended up with about a 1/16th to 1/10th inch gap between the clips and the plex. Cut it too high and you don't have enough edge distance for the first screw going aft. Bruce.