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12-02-2015, 12:49 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Clearwater, FL KCLW
Posts: 1,281
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Van's Baffle Kit
I had read enough horror stories that I was dreading the baffles. I'm not sure when Vans updated their kits, but the O-320 Baffle kit I received has been excellent, and the instructions are in the new format (drawings and text together), and very easy to follow. Just about everything fit out of the box with very little trimming required. Would be nice if they included the spark plug wire grommets though.
Definitely still need to pay attention to the details, but not nearly as bad as I was expecting.
Chris
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RV-9A - Done(ish) 4/5/16! Flying 4/7/16
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12-02-2015, 12:56 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Half Moon Bay, CA
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Good to hear!
Maybe they fixed up the dreaded canopy frame as well ... that's my next big hurdle. (one can only hope)
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Bill Bencze
N430WB RV-7 #74152 @ KHAF, tip-up; IO-360-M1B; Hartzell CS. !! Phase 1 !!
2357 hrs over 8.5 years to get to flying. Log at: http://rv7.wbencze.com
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12-02-2015, 01:36 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central IL
Posts: 5,515
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wjb
Good to hear!
Maybe they fixed up the dreaded canopy frame as well ... that's my next big hurdle. (one can only hope)
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Well, why not while you are wishing!
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RV-7
Lord Kelvin:
“I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about,
and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you
cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge
is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind.”
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12-02-2015, 06:41 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mahomet, Illinois
Posts: 2,195
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I agree the baffle kit instructions were Class A. When I finished the baffles, I wished ALL the instructions had been as clear, concise, and accurate. Oh well ... Would been less of a challenge then, right? 
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Terry Ruprecht
RV-9A Tip-up; IO-320 D2A
S. James cowl/plenum
(Dues paid thru Nov '18)
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12-02-2015, 07:05 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
Posts: 12,887
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Congrats, you got the updated kit. The original kit included hand drawn instructions.
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Bill R.
RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
SC86 - Easley, SC
www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html
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12-02-2015, 09:51 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
Posts: 12,247
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The new baffle kit fits the engines so well that I am using one on a non-RV project, and have seen others do the same thing. Saves a lot of time!
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Editor at Large - KITPLANES Magazine
RV-8 - N188PD - "Valkyrie"
RV-6 (By Marriage) - N164MS - "Mikey"
RV-3B - N13PL - "Tsamsiyu"
A&P, EAA Tech Counselor/Flight Advisor
Dayton Valley Airpark (A34)
http://Ironflight.com
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