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01-06-2015, 09:13 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
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Originally Posted by jswareiv
I don't think they go together that way, looks like you are getting the cart before the horse. 
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Wait till you see where the engine goes!
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01-07-2015, 12:11 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Heber City, UT
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I must of read the plans backwards. 
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01-09-2015, 06:53 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Fairview Park, OH
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Can anyone answer a question for me?
I have received my fuselage kit and before I start I need to know the dimension from the very top of the assembled firewall (angled piece) to the very bottom. I need to know this to ensure the assembly will fit sideways coming out of my basement door. My basement door is 30" wide. I have the aft end finished and will join them in my garage. Thanks!
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01-09-2015, 12:05 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hubbard Oregon
Posts: 9,035
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Originally Posted by kaber56
Can anyone answer a question for me?
I have received my fuselage kit and before I start I need to know the dimension from the very top of the assembled firewall (angled piece) to the very bottom. I need to know this to ensure the assembly will fit sideways coming out of my basement door. My basement door is 30" wide. I have the aft end finished and will join them in my garage. Thanks!
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29 1/4 inches
But that is not the tallest dimension of the fwd fuselage.
It is 31 1/2 at the sub panel (about 12 " aft of firewall, don't remember the part #)
If you attach the tail cone to the fwd fuselage while in your basement, the tallest dimension in that case is 36 " (area of the aft baggage bulkhead).
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01-09-2015, 12:25 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
Posts: 12,887
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I had the same problem and put in a double door. I wish I had gone wider because I had to remove the landing gear to get it out.
The single door was 32" wide and I doubled it to 64". To get the -9 out the door, we removed the main gear legs, reached in with an engine hoist, and pulled it out. It we would have been much easier to have rolled it ou on its mains or I should have built a ramp and pushed it out on my building stand and then put it back on its gear.
Good luck!
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Last edited by N941WR : 01-09-2015 at 01:52 PM.
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01-09-2015, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Fairview Park, OH
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Thanks, might have to remove the door jam! 
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01-11-2015, 10:57 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Heber City, UT
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Fuselage Riveting
Joined the fuselage halves and mounted the whole thing to the custom engine stands.
The setup allows me to rotate the fuselage as needed.
Now it is time to start riveting the two halves together.
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Debur..Dimple..Rivet..Repeat...
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01-13-2015, 03:22 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Orlando FL
Posts: 74
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Ohhh yeahh!!! Build on...this gets me fired up!!!
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Orlando FL, KCOI Merritt Island Home airport
140173 Kits Underway
Tail kit structurally complete
Wings in progress
N87TY on hold
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01-13-2015, 11:22 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Gardnerville Nv.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KHeidorn
Thanks for the compliment. I used to paint cars 25 years ago, the lacquer days. The base coat clear coat system of today is pretty forgiving.
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um......only forgiving if you have 25 years painting. I strugled with my paint. 
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01-13-2015, 10:08 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Arlington, TX (DFW)
Posts: 1,164
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kaber56
Thanks, might have to remove the door jam! 
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Chain saw, brutha. Get a chain saw! Repair the door opening later. 
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Gary Robertson
Arlington, TX
RV-12 Built / Sold / Flying
Currently Flying: Cessna Skyhawk 172
Rebuilding a true barn find J-3 Cub
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