bruceh

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The main gear wheel pants have a fiberglass bulkhead in the rear section like this.
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The nose gear wheel pant does not have the bulkhead.
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Should I add a bulkhead on the nose gear to keep all of the potential crud out of the end? Seems like it would be easy to glass in a barrier here.
 
If you fly it correctly, the nose wheel will only be on the ground during low speed operation, so it shouldn't accumulate much mud... ;)

The bulkheads on the larger cross section main wheel fairings are mostly for structural stiffness , not preventing mud accumulation.
Nothing wrong with adding one except for more time, more cost and more weight. If you do add one, make sure to include a vent hole to prevent blowing it up at altitude.
 
No

I added bulkheads in front and in back of all three wheels as a possible speed mod. They slowed the plane down so of course I removed them and the speed came back.

Bob Axsom