Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 01:31:11 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from out012.verizon.net ([206.46.170.137] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b7) with ESMTP id 1722678 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:59:26 -0400 Received: from tgourley ([4.46.206.82]) by out012.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.09 201-253-122-126-109-20020611) with SMTP id <20020906035926.UVML18399.out012.verizon.net@tgourley> for ; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 22:59:26 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000601c25559$10d8f720$6401a8c0@dslverizon.net> From: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-To: Subject: Re: L2K glare shield Fitting X-Original-Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 20:54:13 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C2551E.640DC8C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C2551E.640DC8C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Sometimes the easy things are hard and viseversa. Does anyone have = insight into fitting the glare shield as well as most of the other = Legacy parts do. I am not happy with it's present fit and wonder if = cutting it or maybe camlocs would improve things" I assume this is referring to the instrument panel glare shield. A = friend of mine tried cutting and fitting the stock glare shield and = never could get a decent fit. He finally gave up on it and built one = from scratch. He cut and fit pieces of foam behind the top of the = instrument panel until he got the contour he wanted, and one that fit = inside the closed canopy. He then did a wet layup over the foam (I = don't recall how many BID), then removed the foam after the layup cured, = and then did some final shaping and smoothing with micro. It came out = very nice. I know Lancair has been made aware of the fit problem = (several months ago) and I have to say I'm a little disappointed that = they done anything about it yet. I guess they have other priorities and = builders seem to be getting by, one way or another. Tom Gourley L2K #122 tom.gourley@verizon.net ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C2551E.640DC8C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
"Sometimes the = easy things are=20 hard and viseversa.  Does anyone have insight into fitting the = glare shield=20 as well as most of the other Legacy parts do.  I  am not happy = with=20 it's present fit and wonder if cutting  it or maybe camlocs would = improve=20 things"
 
I assume this is referring to the = instrument panel=20 glare shield.  A friend of mine tried cutting and fitting the stock = glare=20 shield and never could get a decent fit.  He finally gave up on it = and=20 built one from scratch.  He cut and fit pieces of foam behind the = top of=20 the instrument panel until he got the contour he wanted, and one that = fit inside=20 the closed canopy.  He then did a wet layup over the foam (I don't = recall=20 how many BID), then removed the foam after the layup cured, and then did = some=20 final shaping and smoothing with micro.  It came out very = nice.  I=20 know Lancair has been made aware of the fit problem (several months ago) = and I=20 have to say I'm a little disappointed that they done anything about it=20 yet.  I guess they have other priorities and builders seem to be = getting=20 by, one way or another.
 
Tom Gourley
L2K #122
tom.gourley@verizon.net
 
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