IowaRV9Dreamer
Well Known Member
I've been staring at my slider frame for 3 days now - afraid to start bending it. I thought I might get lucky and it would be OK out of the box, but now it looks like it will need some "tweakage".
The instructions are confusing, and there are so many posts that I am overwhelmed... Here is what I think they want me to do. I'm not sure I have the order correct and could use some advice about that.
1) bend the square tubing at the base of the frame to be parallel to (and 1/16" inside of) the outside of the fuselage skin.
2) Cut the bottom of the front bow to get the correct 3/8" height relative to the roll bar.
3) Adjust the rear slider track so the height of the rear bow is 1/16" below the aft skin.
4) Bend the front bow to follow the shape of the roll bar, maintaining the 3/8" protrusion beyond the roll bar.
5) Bend the rear bow to follow the shape of the aft skin, maintaining the 1/16" height below the aft skin
6) At this point, the 3 rails can be attached to the fuselage (2 holes each) - and the frame will slide nicely.
7) Now squeeze the canopy frame closed about 1/2" (measured front and back) to compensate for the fact that the plexi will pull it back out to the original dimension. As soon as this squeeze happens, there will be no more sliding until the plexi is attached.
Is this pretty much the plan here?
Is there any way I can attach the rails to the fuselage (with only 2 holes each) earlier in the sequence?
As of right now, it looks like I need a small tweak on the aft rear square tube on the right side.
The front bow looks close to dead on, once the height is corrected.
The rear bow is the problem area - it looks like the right side is 1/4" or more lower than the aft skin. Left side looks good.
I'm planning on gluing the canopy if that matters to anyones suggestions.
Thanks so much for any help you can offer me.
The instructions are confusing, and there are so many posts that I am overwhelmed... Here is what I think they want me to do. I'm not sure I have the order correct and could use some advice about that.
1) bend the square tubing at the base of the frame to be parallel to (and 1/16" inside of) the outside of the fuselage skin.
2) Cut the bottom of the front bow to get the correct 3/8" height relative to the roll bar.
3) Adjust the rear slider track so the height of the rear bow is 1/16" below the aft skin.
4) Bend the front bow to follow the shape of the roll bar, maintaining the 3/8" protrusion beyond the roll bar.
5) Bend the rear bow to follow the shape of the aft skin, maintaining the 1/16" height below the aft skin
6) At this point, the 3 rails can be attached to the fuselage (2 holes each) - and the frame will slide nicely.
7) Now squeeze the canopy frame closed about 1/2" (measured front and back) to compensate for the fact that the plexi will pull it back out to the original dimension. As soon as this squeeze happens, there will be no more sliding until the plexi is attached.
Is this pretty much the plan here?
Is there any way I can attach the rails to the fuselage (with only 2 holes each) earlier in the sequence?
As of right now, it looks like I need a small tweak on the aft rear square tube on the right side.
The front bow looks close to dead on, once the height is corrected.
The rear bow is the problem area - it looks like the right side is 1/4" or more lower than the aft skin. Left side looks good.
I'm planning on gluing the canopy if that matters to anyones suggestions.
Thanks so much for any help you can offer me.