---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith601-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 03/21/13: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:39 AM - Seat backs (Tim Juhl) 2. 07:49 AM - Re: Seat backs (n1269k) 3. 08:12 AM - Re: Seat backs (Paul Mulwitz) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:39:52 AM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Seat backs From: "Tim Juhl" OK, Maybe I'm missing something here but I have one of "those" questions. Before you ask, I did a search but turned up nothing useful. Looking at the XL cockpit, I'm wondering what others have done to deal with the wide gap behind the seat back? Do you build some kind of stiffening into the seat cushion or? I was thinking of spanning the gap with some 0.016 or 0.025 held in position by screws and nutplates. Comments? Tim -------- ______________ CFII Champ L16A flying Zodiac XL - Jabiru 3300A Wing modifications done - back working on the fuselage Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=396740#396740 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:49:35 AM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Re: Seat backs From: "n1269k" Hi Tim My seat back cushion is made of, I think, 3/8" plywood. Works great. Terry Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=396741#396741 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:12:12 AM PST US From: Paul Mulwitz Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Seat backs Hi Tim, I made seat backs from plywood - 1/4 inch Nordic Birch, I think. Each seat back is held in place with 4 screws and nut plates. I don't think you want to seal up the big hole between the baggage cross piece and the one on the fuselage bottom. Access is necessary to get to the aileron cables and other stuff that winds up back there like radio antennas. I also have a bunch of electric barrier blocks to connect all the stuff in the rear to the instrument panel. This includes stuff like trim switches on the stick, radio transmit key, lights, and I don't know what else. I used barrier blocks from Radio Shack mounted on bent aluminum pieces. Paul Camas, WA On 3/21/2013 7:39 AM, Tim Juhl wrote: > > OK, Maybe I'm missing something here but I have one of "those" questions. Before you ask, I did a search but turned up nothing useful. > > Looking at the XL cockpit, I'm wondering what others have done to deal with the wide gap behind the seat back? Do you build some kind of stiffening into the seat cushion or? > > I was thinking of spanning the gap with some 0.016 or 0.025 held in position by screws and nutplates. Comments? > > Tim > > -------- > ______________ > CFII > Champ L16A flying > Zodiac XL - Jabiru 3300A > Wing modifications done - back working on the fuselage > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=396740#396740 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith601-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith601-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith601-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith601-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.