Cabin Top · 09. September 2023
Getting the gap just right took a lot of work and then some, but now I am pretty happy. Also taking a break from fiberglass over the winter, because soon it will be too cold for the epoxy to cure properly. Yay!
Doors · 15. August 2022
Tried matte clear laquer over metallic paint. Does not work… had to sand it all off again and now they have 2 coats of rattle can paint, thats it.
Also, my dad made some covers for the handles and hinges.
Doors · 16. June 2022
There is an old riddle from hundreds of years ago, where you need to figure out how to transport a wolf, a goat and a cabbage with a boat across the river, and you can always take no more than two at the same time…
The modern day equivalent is to incorporate Aerosport door handles, a lock from aircraftspruce and the center latch from planearound into the vans doors… Like the riddle, if you think about it long enough, you can figure it out…
Doors · 16. April 2022
Lot of work to get these to fit, or better, to get the same fit all around the doors…
Doors · 21. November 2021
A local shop zinc coated the hinges for us, for corrosion protection. Also, they look great! Asked for chrome but was not possible for some reason I don’t remember. Special attention needed to place the hinges correctly as they are following the cabin top curve Used wire to space the door hinge exactly in the center of the cabin top hinge
Doors · 01. November 2021
Invested in permagrit files, no regrets! No other tricks, just patience and meditative sanding
Doors · 23. October 2020
Filled the door posts to avoid having the epoxy run away from the contact points at the rounded edges Filled the biggest hollow area of the door for sound proofing Already installed the blocks for the plane around center cam Briefed the process and then epoxied the 2 halves together, to ensure the pot time agreed with work time… went well, my dad brushed epoxy onto the outside shell, I slabbed epoxy-flox mix onto the inner shell, my dad brushed the areas for the parabeam and soaked the...