Kurt,

I'll be doing a job on the LG mount plate this week also. Please post what you end up doing. I would have recommended four 1/4x20 nylon bolts. I've broken off all four already - twice. But in this last crack-up I broke out part of the fuse structure - so maybe 3 is the right number.

Re: wheel pants. I've had the Great Planes set on mine (Tower LXJ917 Great Planes Wheel Pants Medium S Sportster 40/Cap 40) and they've been pretty rugged. They would be great if I wouldn't keep breaking the gear off. One big disadvantage of wheel pants is that they do a great job of damaging the wing when you rip off the gear <g>.

jon