---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith650-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 02/11/10: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:43 PM - Center spar upgrade (chuck960) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:43:47 PM PST US Subject: Zenith650-List: Center spar upgrade From: "chuck960" For those of us who had to shim the front flange of the center spar to get it to sit up at the correct angle. I called Zenith and they gave me the ok to trim off the front lower flange before adding the new doubler flange. I wanted to try this so I could get rid of the shim. Some others here have expressed concern over the shim but I didn't think it was much of an issue if done right. However now I have the opportunity to remove it. Also the new doubler is the 601 version and again bent to the wrong angle for a 650. Not a problem as it can be unbent a couple of degrees by doing the following. Today I trimmed off the flange and fitted the doubler drilled and clecoed it and the spar will sit on the floor at the correct angle and in fact looks very good. This is a bit tricky but very doable. It involves bending a small piece of aluminum to form a copy (template) of the doubler but the length can be only an inch or two. What is important is that the heigth must match the doubler exactly. Build up the spar with the new parts to a point where it can be clecoed into the fuselage with the front flange removed. The new spacers must be installed and the rear uprights in place. Set in the doubler template and tweak the bend until it sits square on the floor and the spar front. Mark the spar at the top of the template to later locate the doubler top edge. Remove the spar from the fuselage. Use the template to fix the new doubler bend angle and fit it to the spar front using the mark and thats it. Hope this helps! Chuck Dean Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=286049#286049 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith650-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith650-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/zenith650-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith650-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.