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Use a hose clamp, punch two holes and use rivets

I made a four crosses, installed nut plates in place of the rivets, used two hose clamps to secure to two crosses at top and bottom of fairing

My bird has a single pin (similar to a clevis pin) through a hose clamp at the top inside of the gear leg to locate the fairing, the cuffs at the top and bottom hold the fairing in alignment.

The gear has subsequently been cleaned and repainted, it's not that ugly any more I just don't have a more recent photo.



The photo needs to be rotated 90 CCW, the photo on my Linux box is displayed portrait mode which is how it was taken, apparently the encoding is lost when the photo is transferred to the forum.

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Bruce Finney
N18JF T-18C #262
Yelm, WA USA

I search for lower and upper strut cuffs.
Somebody on this Forum try the Vans RV cuffs or has some spares for sale?
I'm open to all offer.

Cheers!

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Thierry
French Canadian T-18
C-FPVE #091

Start with James "Cubes" Grahn at www.thorpcentral.com. He probably has upper cuff, maybe lower too. His fiberglass guy is excellent!

dw

Hi everyone,

My name is Antoine, people call me Tony. I am from Quebec but I now live in Borden, Ontario, as a military. I just bought Thierry's project, and it is with a lot of emotion that he let PVE go. I am gonna try to finish the project and fly it, and also keep you updated, as many of you were probably excited to see this plane fly again. I am not on the same level as Thierry for quality of work, as he is just amazing, but I am gonna do my best to make that T-18 great again!

Thanks

tony

Welcome Tony. Good luck with the project.
Cubes

Hello Antoine

I keep my Thorp at Edenvale, just a few miles away. Feel free to drop in any time.

Regards,

Jim

What Jim said, only I’m a little further. CYKM. I sent you a private message with information.

Dick

The last 2 days my dad and I installed the floor for FPVE. Because all the holes already drilled were oversized for AD4 rivets, we had to redrill all of them and countersink them to AD5. I guess it is gonna be more solid lol. I have been working on and off on the aircraft, but I so excited to finish it and fly it!

They were sized for screws and nut plates, most likely. Many of us have a removable floor. You will wish you had one, too.

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Bob Highley
N711SH
SN 835
KLAL

Bob,

Thanks for the feedback!

Of course whe you say it it looks obvious! It is the proof that I still have a lot to learn! I am wondering though, why do I wish I had a removable floor board? I am working towards an easy removable instrument panel with quick disconnect for most thing on it to make sure having ease of access for the fuel tank, if I ever have to remove it. Also, I am still young and flexible so I don't mind crouching head first to service the brakes and maintain the pedals hahaha!

Forty some years ago, a young man built my airplane. That same man now services it and is glad the young man put in a removable floor. That would be me!

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Bob Highley
N711SH
SN 835
KLAL