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03/10/02 |
Made landing gear jig to test fit parts |
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I built a simple jig to test fit the landing gear parts. I bought used J-3 Cub landing gear parts from a few guys online. All the parts came from separate people so I wanted to be sure it would all assemble together correctly on a GN-1. I used some 1/2" particle board cut to the proper width of my GN-1 fuselage. I'm 98% sure I'm going to widen my fuselage 2". so I cut the board at 24 1/4" and screwed on the metal landing gear attach brackets. Everything lined up great except the center cabane vee. It's a bit too wide for a GN-1 (even a widened one) The J-3 is about 26" wide. I'll probably need to cut my cabane vee down an inch or so on each end and re-weld the bushings for a better fit. Other than that all is well. I've got access to a nice welding rig, but have never welded before. My dad's hand at welding is not too bad. I'm going to buy a bunch of scrap material and have him help me learn. If I feel confident in my abilities I'll try modifying the cabane vee myself. I might as well learn because there are several areas that will require welding in the near future.
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