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Old 05-29-2009 | 07:04 PM
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Default RE: Wheel pants at sharp angle


ORIGINAL: shd3920

Thank you for your quick response chuck.
So I will have to somehow make an indentation in the pants in a new location?
And how would I fill in the hole I drilled, the holes from the screws, and the groove already in the pants?
And how do I remove and redo the wooden inserts that the landing gear wire slips through?
Would it be best to move the groove more forward ahead of the old groove, or behind?
The indentation is nice but not absolutely necessary, many wheel pants don't have one.

I'd use some sort of filler for the holes and indentation like plastic model filler or even bondo.

Is the ply piece epoxied in? If so, removing it could be a pain without damaging the pants. Maybe you could add some more plywood so you have soemthing to screw into at the new angle?

These look like the ABS wheel pants included with the kit? If it were me, I'd just get some good fiberglass pants. You might find that some from an ARF like the GP Cherokee are a great fit.