Well,
The F14 hasnt seen much love lately mostly bc of the Bandit, but also bc i have been building the pair of V173's. Neither the bandit or the 173's are done yet, but a few more custom parts for the F14 arrived.
The wing actuators utilize an injection molded plastic clevis end for attachment. I dont like the idea of plastic even though it is designed for 150lbs of force to break it, but the main reason for replacing them with custom units is bc the bolt hole wasnt far enough from the base flange to fit my actuator attach brakets on the wings.
So here is the new aluminum upgrade part beside the stock plastic piece:
And the new piece mounted in the actuator. I had the threaded end extended .100" so as to allow the clevis end to fully seat in the actuator, that way if it needed a 1/4 turn or so to get the ends parallel, the threaded end could be filed down to get a perfect fit!
