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Matt Dralle
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 5:03 pm    Post subject: Gear Installation Reply with quote
The plans say to leave the gear off as long as possible and they aren't kidding. Resist the urge to install them just because you want to see how cool its going to look on the gear. I left my -8 fuse on the saw horse until just before I started the engine installation. At that point, all of the wiring was done, the interior was done, and the canopy was done. It sits up high on the gear and makes it a lot more difficult to work on. And I'm a tall dude.

The only thing I would have done differently would have been to REMOVE the instrument panel and instruments before I started the gear leg installation process. It would have be 100x easier to get to the nuts in the gear towers without the panel in place.

Speaking of gear, if you haven't ordered a set of Grove Gear for the RV-8, then do it! Delete the Steel gear from your Van's Kit (or return them), and get yourself a set of the all aluminum Grove gear for the RV-8. They are a work of art and are over 10 lbs LIGHTER than the stock steel gear. Even better, they are already airfoil shaped, so you don't have to mess with the fiberglass fairings. Win win win. Cost is the only drawback. But, they are well worth the investment.

I documented the installation process pretty well on my RV-8 Builders Log:

Grove RV-8 Aluminum Gear
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http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=2973&log=67042&row=447

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=2973&log=67043&row=446

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=2973&log=67068&row=420

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=2973&log=67069&row=419

RV-8 Landing Gear Installation
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http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=80004&row=853

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=67851&row=852

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=80012&row=851

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=67852&row=850

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=67853&row=849

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=80013&row=848

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=67854&row=847

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=67855&row=846

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=80014&row=845

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=67856&row=844

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=72542&row=843

RV-8 Landing Gear Alignment
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http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=80015&row=842

http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log=80016&row=841

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Matt Dralle
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At 11:40 AM 9/3/2010 Friday, you wrote:
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Hi Stan,Thanks for the question. I am at the same place in the process, and I too look forward to some wisdom from the others. Chet

From: "Stan Loer" <stazel(at)cpros.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:54:52 -0700
Subject: Gear Installation
I'm about ready to invert = my 8 QB fuselage and start the landing gear installation. Is there = anything I need to know that is not covered in the instructions? It's such a = critical installlation that I want to be as accurate as humanly possible. = I'm using Van's stock gear legs. Any advice/tips/cautions/etc. greatly appreciated.

Stan Loer


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