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ghiggins(at)cirruscomms.c
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject: Trials of Fitting (doors)

Hi Fred,

 Welcome to the joys of building!

  The real "pissed off" feeling comes when, after all the meticulous fitting 

and fiddling that we perfectionists tend to perform, you find that the thing 

changes after some time in the sun, with the corners cocked up, looking as 

though you threw it together in an afternoon, without wearing your 

glasses!!!

 Lesson - make sure you make some provision to prevent the pressure of the 

gas strut deforming the door under warm conditions, as happened to mine, 

built to original spec's. There are a few ways to do this.

                Regards   Graham Higgins in Oz.

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grahamsingleton(at)btinte
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: Trials of Fitting (doors)

Graham

are you aware of Ted Gladstones fix for this? His solution removes the 

load from the door and the fuselage, which probably both move.

Graham



Graham Higgins wrote:

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 <ghiggins(at)cirruscomms.com.au>

 

 Hi Fred,

 Welcome to the joys of building!

  The real "pissed off" feeling comes when, after all the meticulous 

 fitting and fiddling that we perfectionists tend to perform, you find 

 that the thing changes after some time in the sun, with the corners 

 cocked up, looking as though you threw it together in an afternoon, 

 without wearing your glasses!!!

 Lesson - make sure you make some provision to prevent the pressure of 

 the gas strut deforming the door under warm conditions, as happened to 

 mine, built to original spec's. There are a few ways to do this.

                Regards   Graham Higgins in Oz.

 

 

 

 

 


	


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craigb(at)onthenet.com.au
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject: Trials of Fitting (doors)

Graham, Kingsley Hurst has done the same mod to his classic mono

out a Taroom. Last time i was out there it was about 40c and his doors looked perfect. The way he had the pivot points set up for this the strut

seem to be providing a moderate amount of hold down pressure on the door. I believe I will do doing the same mod on mine.



regards



Craig



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grahamsingleton(at)btinte
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Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject: Trials of Fitting (doors)

I think Kingsley has Ted's drawings, ask him, it's fairly tricky. Ted 

will let you have them I'm sure

Graham



raggi6771 wrote:

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 Graham, Kingsley Hurst has done the same mod to his classic mono

 out a Taroom. Last time i was out there it was about 40c and his doors looked perfect. The way he had the pivot points set up for this the strut

 seem to be providing a moderate amount of hold down pressure on the door. I believe I will do doing the same mod on mine.

 

 regards

 

 Craig

 

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fklein(at)orcasonline.com
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Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: Trials of Fitting (doors)

Graham Singleton,



Do you know whether or not the Ted Gladstone gas strut mod preceeded 

the factory Mod 66, or does it address issues which the factory mod 

does not solve?



Fred



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 are you aware of Ted Gladstones fix for this? His solution removes the 

 load from the door and the fuselage, which probably both move.



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grahamsingleton(at)btinte
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Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject: Trials of Fitting (doors)

Ted's is the most elegant design I've seen, pity the factory didn't take 

it up, it was offered but Andy was too busy at the time.

The factory mod still strains the door (but lesas) Ted's does not.

Graham



Fred Klein wrote:

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		   Graham Singleton,

 

 Do you know whether or not the Ted Gladstone gas strut mod preceeded the 

 factory Mod 66, or does it address issues which the factory mod does not 

 solve?

 

 Fred

 

 On Saturday, Mar 15, 2008, at 16:00 US/Pacific, Graham Singleton wrote:

 

>

> are you aware of Ted Gladstones fix for this? His solution removes the 

> load from the door and the fuselage, which probably both move.

>

> <Ted Gladstone's door strut.jpg>

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>


	


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jrgowing(at)bigpond.net.a
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Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:55 pm Post subject: Trials of Fitting (doors)

fellow Builders



And I am happe that I have used Kingsley's drawings to use Ted's mod on my 

doors -

but at the rate I am going, it will be a while until I see them work on an 

aerodrome!



JR (Bob) Gowing UK Kit 327 with mods in Oz



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