Posted for "Tom Sullivan" <toms1@chartermi.net>:

I took these pictures of my baggage area closeout about a year ago for
another builder. I was not happy with the fit or weight of the "elephant but"
supplied by Lancair, and wanted better access to my rear fuselage area by
having a "removable cover" of the baggage floor. This feature allows me the
ability to stand inside the gear door opening from below for reasonable access
to the area between the baggage door and the rear access panel. The entire
closeout area for the gear is done with prepreg. To get the "bump outs", I
had the gear fully retracted through the top cover with reasonable clearance
to the tires. I used 3/8" carpet padding (two layers to get 3/4" of
clearance), release taped it, and then installed 6-8 layers of carbon on the
carpet padding. The whole assembly is considerably lighter than the "elephant
but", allows more storage area, and gives me much better access to the back.

Hope this helps,

Tom Sullivan