Esser's Build

[Esser]

Your Kidding!
The windshield is easier? I hope so. that's coming up very quickly

I think the secret is do not trim around your carry throughs until the windshield is installed. That's where everyone seems to break them. It may be counter intuitive, but I also think you should move it by your self. Two people holding it make it hard to get a feel of where the forces are. I installed my windshield in about 2 hours and my doors took probably 4 hours each...maybe more.

[efwd]

Wow. I thought I would be working awhile longer on that. Thats nice.

[Esser]

Turtle deck is on and strakes attached. The camlocks seem too long. I'm debating bending the tabs slightly or ordering new ones.

[jrevens]

Those look like they might be the adjustable ones in your pictures, Josh.

[Esser]

Unfortunately, they aren't. My FWF kit came with adjustable ones but these are solid. Would be nice if they were

Also, does anyone know how much a new seat pan would cost? Inexplicably, mine is missing...I have one more place to look but it doesn't seem promising. There is nothing in the kitfox catalog.

[jiott]

My turtledeck camlocks were too long also, and the deck seemed to fit kind of loosely over the tabs, sooo I glued (Hysol) some big thick plastic washers on each tab to space them out (too far to bend). Now the deck fits nicely and the camlocks are just right.

[kmach]

My camlock females have aluminum spacers between them and the mounting tab. I also bought various lengths of camlock males and found the right lengths to have a nice fit.

Is there a pattern or template for the strakes, if so I could use a copy.

[Esser]

Made the cuffs today. Not the best fit under the wing... this maybe something I redo at some point but considering how much i didn't enjoy it, that will be a task for later.


Kevin, the strakes came with the kit, no template, but I could get you some measurements if you wanted to fab some up.

[Esser]

I think I am pretty much ready to pul the trigger on cutting the panel.

I am trying to decide between CNC and laser cutting. The laser cutting would be nice because I could laser etch it at the same time but I am guessing the whole panel will have to be painted before I send it to be laser cut and etched?

[efwd]

Josh, did you ever address the camloc on the back window? What did you do?
I suspect I will need to do something as well given yours was that way.
Eddie