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From: "Janie & Ed Smith" <2luv2fly@cox.net>
Subject: IV-P & ES Door Gas Strut
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Friday Evening
9/8/06

IV-P & ES Builders,

I have noticed a relocation of the door gas strut on recent pictures of 
IV-P's and most recently Robert Simon's ES.  The manual I'm following calls 
for a phenolic block to be added to the top of the door stiffener, drill a 
5/16" hole and bolt the gas strut to it.  Then locate another phenolic block 
behind the aft door frame for the bottom end of the cylinder.

I noticed on Robert's door that the strut is attached about midway the back 
of the stiffener and appears to attach somewhere near the top of the door 
opening frame.  Does this allow the door to open further?  One obvious 
advantage is the gas strut doesn't interfere with the ingress / egress to 
the back seat.

Would someone please shed some light on this "new" installation?

Thanks in advance,

Ed Smith
Chesapeake, VA
IV-P Building