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Fiberglass

I pulled the forward half of the fairings off today. I will clean out the foam, and put a strip of glass over the transition between the...

Mostly canopy work

I got Leslie to help me lift the canopy on to the fuselage. We had to put the fuselage down on its wheels to clear the garage door. This...

Mostly fiberglass

I started getting the other half of the intersection fairings started. I taped off the existing fairing to keep them from sticking...

More canopy and fairings

I used my truck to move the canopy from the shed to the garage. Then I broke the crate down around the canopy. After getting a shape I...

Canopy and wheel fairings

I started today by riveting on the clips to the windshield frame. Then, I began fitting the frame to the fuselage. There was not really a...

Intersection fairings and canopy

I built up the two roller assemblies on the canopy. I was missing one of the brass bushings, so I made one from aluminum that was close...

More Intersection Fairing Work

I am planning on making these in two parts, directly in place. The split line will be the two fairing halves with a mall overlap between...

Intersection Fairings, Continued

I used a hack saw blade to start carving the intersection fairings. After roughing them to shape, I used a piece of sandpaper on a scrap...

Wheel Fairings

I started on the main wheel fairings by trimming to the scribe lines. I made a couple of blocks of wood to get the required clearance to...

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