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 Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:53 am Post subject: Getting the doors to fit |
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I have managed to get the right door to fit perfectly but I had to file the
bottom edge of the cabin top quite a bit. For the left and right bottom
corners to fit flush, the bottom middle of the door is inset about 1/16th -
1/8th". I plan to put a layer of fiberglass/filler on the door panel to get
it back flush with the cabin. This door falls right into place, flush around
all the other edges.
On the left door the problem is worse. When the middle bottom and front
corner of the door are flush or slightly inset, the rear bottom corner and
about 5" of the rear edge are proud by about 1/8-3/16" - too much to sand
down. The door seems to have warped some since the first fitting & gluing,
or from the window gluing. Also the door does not fall down into the closed
position - I have to push it in the final inch (the upper edges are flush).
Has anyone else had this problem? Has anyone tried to re-shape the door
bottom (like with a heat gun)? Any suggestions?
John Testement
HYPERLINK "mailto:jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com"jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com
40321
Richmond, VA
QB final door fitting and windscreen attach
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flysrv10(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:19 am Post subject: Getting the doors to fit |
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My doors seem to fit fairly well except for the bottom. I most likely
would not try a heat gun and will live with the way things are. One
good thing is that the gap on the bottom is less offensive since it is
hidden viewing at a person's normal hight.
See if the door latch hardware is not forcing the door.
On 6/20/06, John Testement <jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com> wrote:
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I have managed to get the right door to fit perfectly but I had to file the
bottom edge of the cabin top quite a bit. For the left and right bottom
corners to fit flush, the bottom middle of the door is inset about 1/16th -
1/8th". I plan to put a layer of fiberglass/filler on the door panel to get
it back flush with the cabin. This door falls right into place, flush around
all the other edges.
On the left door the problem is worse. When the middle bottom and front
corner of the door are flush or slightly inset, the rear bottom corner and
about 5" of the rear edge are proud by about 1/8-3/16" - too much to sand
down. The door seems to have warped some since the first fitting & gluing,
or from the window gluing. Also the door does not fall down into the closed
position - I have to push it in the final inch (the upper edges are flush).
Has anyone else had this problem? Has anyone tried to re-shape the door
bottom (like with a heat gun)? Any suggestions?
John Testement
HYPERLINK "mailto:jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com"jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com
40321
Richmond, VA
QB final door fitting and windscreen attach
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billderou(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:22 am Post subject: Getting the doors to fit |
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John-
At this point I would check the fit with the hinges. Remove the hinges and try the door fit again. Perhaps you could pull the aft corner in by moving it up and in a bit. The max distance the door mechanism will pull in the door is 7/16" and the seal is guaranteed to move it out farther than it is now. If this helps (or at least split the differrence) the holes in the upper door are easy to plug with flox.
It would be worth stopping at this point and solving the problem. Once it is all buttoned up the door will be a royal pain to close from the inside. You would probably need to add a handle inside near the aft corner.
My streaching my imagination I still don't know how the doors could warp, unless you tried to form the doors when the cabin was removed from the fuselage. Some of my friends are trying to do this because their panel order has been delayed and they are poking around trying to complete something.
Bill DeRouchey
N939SB, s/n 40029
RV-10 checkout at Vans in one hour, fly in July.
John Testement <jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com> wrote:
I have managed to get the right door to fit perfectly but I had to file the
bottom edge of the cabin top quite a bit. For the left and right bottom
corners to fit flush, the bottom middle of the door is inset about 1/16th -
1/8th". I plan to put a layer of fiberglass/filler on the door panel to get
it back flush with the cabin. This door falls right into place, flush around
all the other edges.
On the left door the problem is worse. When the middle bottom and front
corner of the door are flush or slightly inset, the rear bottom corner and
about 5" of the rear edge are proud by about 1/8-3/16" - too much to sand
down. The door seems to have warped some since the first fitting & gluing,
or from the window gluing. Also the door does not fall down into the closed
position - I have to push it in the final inch (the upper edges are flush).
Has anyone else had this problem? Has anyone tried to re-shape the door
bottom (like with a heat gun)? Any suggestions?
John Testement
HYPERLINK "mailto:jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com"jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com
40321
Richmond, VA
QB final door fitting and windscreen attach
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