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02-12-2013, 07:35 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Baggage floor
Did you follow the plans or did any of you add nutplates to have the floor removable, it looks like around 32 nutplates?
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02-12-2013, 07:58 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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I riveted mine in 1992. Removed them several years ago to install steps. Riveted them back in.
Unless you have reason to remove them often, it's not much difference to drill them out.
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02-12-2013, 08:10 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: In New Braunfels, ist das Leben schön!
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I did nutplates and made the floor removable as I'm planning on antennas (transponder and ADSB) under the floors. Definitely do it during construction and not after like I did.

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02-12-2013, 10:06 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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I made mine removable with nutplates, but only every other rivet hole.
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02-12-2013, 10:14 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Battleground
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buggsy2
I made mine removable with nutplates, but only every other rivet hole.
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The floor is structural. Probably not an issue but I would want a sign off from Van's on this due to the change in fastener spacing.
I riveted mine per plans. Never had a need to remove them.
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02-12-2013, 10:22 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Tyler, Texas
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I riveted but, put an access plate in one side.
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02-12-2013, 11:25 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Hum maybe make one removable,
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02-12-2013, 11:34 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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I used platenuts for the entire baggage floor. I checked with Vans and they (IIRC Ken Scott specifically) said the only drawback to doing so was cost.
That said, except for the side which contains my strobe power supply, next time I would just rivet it down with the LP4's. I can't really imagine a need to get in there in the future.
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02-12-2013, 12:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Tyler, Texas
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I also used J Channel for a little support to the area between the ribs. helped a lot.
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02-12-2013, 01:13 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: 57AZ - NW Tucson area
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I just installed a Dynon UAT on a friends RV-6A that had screwed down floorboards in the baggage area.
In this case it was easier to route four 22g wires back to the UAT box than to route another co-ax past the spar.
The UAT was simply bolted upside down to the bottom of the baggage floor - a simple solution... 
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