X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:35:00 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-qy0-f180.google.com ([209.85.216.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4436009 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:40:11 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.216.180; envelope-from=jffisher@gmail.com Received: by qyk32 with SMTP id 32so255484qyk.4 for ; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:39:35 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=OQrYDzT8RytZuiujcwkhMF8yGaMw5BkhPzGlQ8rqsCx5g38owYA/HAu+k6Y+01aS2R TAQ7biuHyd+H9q8tepMDb3b1ZlLe0Ie3ED0PJzExOGxl5q8XOrm0YpKqeBCM3pxXDQ9X fV8QhRtsd/LCWKHZg5zs52ya57vIUDVfndMtU= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.224.54.13 with SMTP id o13mr5942625qag.228.1282171175572; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:39:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.27.141 with HTTP; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:39:35 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:39:35 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Re: [LML] LNC2 alternate method of installing header tank hinge pins? From: Jeremy Fisher X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015175cf80a76160b048e20bd1f --0015175cf80a76160b048e20bd1f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gary, Yes, I did exactly that. I drilled a small hole in the firewall and used a short piece of Nylaflow epoxied in to feed the hinge pin in to the hinge hole. It has worked well, and is easy to insert or remove, provided you ge= t the hinge halves properly aligned first - ask me how I know. Jerry Fisher On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Gary Fitzgerald wrote= : > After 10 years of working on a slow-build LNC2, I decided I wanted to > actually make this process harder, so I=92m trying to duplicate Randy Sna= rr=92s > Legacy-style header tank and canopy mod (for a reference, check the archi= ves > for his post and pictures from 11/18/2007). I=92ve pretty much got it fi= gured > out, except that the additions to the header tank block the hinge pins th= at > attach the header tank to the fuselage. Here=92s the question: has anyb= ody > used a hole in the firewall to insert the hinge pins to attach the header > tank to the fuselage? Randy, please shed some light here. > > > > Gary Fitzgerald > > LNC2 ~70% > > Engine: TBD > > St. Charles, MO > > > > > --0015175cf80a76160b048e20bd1f Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Gary,
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Yes, I did exactly that.=A0 I drilled a small hole in the firewall and= used a short piece of Nylaflow epoxied in to feed the hinge pin in to the = hinge hole.=A0 It has worked well, and is easy to insert or remove, provide= d you get the hinge halves properly aligned first - ask me how I know.
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Jerry Fisher

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Gary Fitzgeral= d <gbfitz@swbell.= net> wrote:

Afte= r 10 years of working on a slow-build LNC2, I decided I wanted to actually = make this process harder, so I=92m trying to duplicate Randy Snarr=92s Lega= cy-style header tank and canopy mod (for a reference, check the archives fo= r his post and pictures from 11/18/2007).=A0 I=92ve pretty much got it figu= red out, except that the additions to the header tank block the hinge pins = that attach the header tank to the fuselage.=A0 Here=92s the question:=A0 h= as anybody used a hole in the firewall to insert the hinge pins to attach t= he header tank to the fuselage?=A0 Randy, please shed some light here.

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Gary= Fitzgerald

LNC2= ~70%

Engi= ne: TBD

St. = Charles, MO

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