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Old 11-26-2018, 03:31 PM
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I had not thought of opening the canopy. My basement has a 9-foot ceiling height so I will have to measure and see if that is a constraint. I'm very glad I posted this thread!
Save the tape; it is a constraint. My work space has 2x10 joists (on 5' centers) sitting on 8' studs. when I open my RV-7 canopy, it goes up between the ceiling joists with the belly about 10-15" off the floor. i'd bet your -14 canopy is at least as big as a -7's.

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Old 11-26-2018, 05:49 PM
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I don't recall the exact height but the fuselage was around 20 inches off the floor. The same height as the finish kit crate.

I have a 9' ceiling in my garage and it just cleared when opened. Worked out nice. It doesn't fit when on the gear. The canopy came off before I put it on the gear and didn't go back on until I got it ready to move to the hanger. I had to put the canopy back on outside the garage.



I like using the crates for my QB fuse, easy access to the tub. Would I be able to join the tailcone down that low?
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Old 11-26-2018, 09:07 PM
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My fuselage had a couple configurations during the build. For some of the time, I took advantage of the through spar and used 2x4 legs bolted into the through spar and the wing attach bolt holes (be careful not to mar the holes). These legs had the bottom skin about 12-18" off the floor. This was the configuration during a lot of the interior work including avionics, canopy fitting, etc.


At other times, I used a rotisserie - such as for installing panels and interior painting.


I had the fuselage in each configuration at least twice.
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Old 11-27-2018, 07:44 AM
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Are those engine stands on both ends of your rotisserie setup? How did you attach the tail to the stand? The firewall end is pretty obvious from the picture and I like your ideas.
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Old 11-28-2018, 11:24 AM
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Yes, indeed, those are engine stands - Harbor Freight, and I think about $50-60 each on sale. The only modification is to remove (don't install) the wheels on the legs and instead use a 2x2 board (to get the rotational axis horizontal). I make no claim for this design - I got the ideas from others posts on VAF.

Here are the modified stands:


Here is the firewall mount and stand (2x4s, deck screws, engine mount holes and some custom shaping to fit the outer skins):


Here is the tail mount off and on stand (a custom fitted 2x4 bolted to the tail/fuselage bulkhead, more 2x4, deck screws). Note: this first attempt shown without the stand did NOT work.


Look at this second picture closely - an additional 2x4 has been added to lower the rotational axis below the bottom of the fuselage at the tail:


The key is to have the center of rotation at each end aligned and in the right place to maintain rough balance (not too top heavy), yet high enough to clear the stand and floor. The HF stands have pins to lock the rotation so that even though the balance is not perfect, you can secure at 45 and 90 degree rotations.

I would go through the effort of a rotisserie again - it was worth it. YMMV
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