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Sun N Fun Special Vans RV Cowling Kits

Conversion

Have there been any conversions from piano hinge fasteners to the Skybolt kit? My RV-8 was built when I bought it and has piano hinge fasteners all around for the upper and lower cowling. I find it difficult to R&R and wondered about options.

Thanks,
John
 
I converted the top half of the cowl firewall line from hinges to Skybolt. Took a little doing and some glass work, but I was repainting the whole plane anyway (well, a total rebuild really). This was before the pre-fab brackets were available, so I rolled my own.

Very do-able if you are not afraid of going off-plans and getting creative.
 
FYI for those interested, the sale is only for the Full kit, ie complete firewall and sides. Not one of the other "complete" kits.
 
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