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robertrv607(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject: Wheel pants fairings etc.

Hi:  I have posted a couple messages, no respond..  I will try again.

 Does any one knows, any one that sells the fairings for the rv6a...the wheels and legs  fairings... other than Van's or  Bob's

  I do not want to pay that kind of money...I will be willing to pay $150 for the set..

  

   Other wise,  can some one tell me how difficult would be to make my own.....Those with the talent to do this,  can send me photos, and

 'details of how to do it etc...

  

  

 Thanks for any info....and Happy Holidays to all   in the Rv...family...

  

 Robert

  

 rv6a

  

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sbuc(at)hiwaay.net
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:36 pm Post subject: Wheel pants fairings etc.

bert murillo wrote:

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		   Hi:  I have posted a couple messages, no respond..  I will try again.

  Does any one knows, any one that sells the fairings for the

 rv6a...the wheels and legs  fairings... other than Van's or  Bob's I

 do not want to pay that kind of money...I will be willing to pay $150

 for the set..


	


Bert, I think you will have to raise your threshold in order to purchase 

ready-made fairings.



I have been flying the TeamRocket fairings for several years:



http://www.teamrocketaircraft.com/TeamRocketAircraftcgi/hazel.exe



Their fairings are $150 for the set but you must use their gear leg 

fairings. Here are details of my installation:



http://thervjournal.com/fairings.htm



Sam Buchanan

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Mark Phillips in TN

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Columbia, TN

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: Wheel pants fairings etc.

In a message dated 12/15/2007 4:55:59 PM Central Standard Time, robertrv607(at)yahoo.com writes:

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		   I will be willing to pay $150 for the set..

	
  Can you be more specific?  Are you talking about the pants, leg fairings AND upper & lower intersection fairings?  Plus, I noticed you are one of the smart guys like me with a nosewheel (uh-oh!!) which means three of everything, basically- I think you could spend almost that much just for tools & material to make them all-



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		     Other wise,  can some one tell me how difficult would be to make my own.....

	
 If you are a masochist, that helps.  There are those who actually "enjoy" delving into the black art of fiberglass, but IMHO they retire to padded rooms in the evening.      Seriously, unless you already know how to work this stuff, you could spend a great deal of $time$ learning the mysteries of fiberglass.  But if you have the patience and time, you could sure get all the information you need off the Internet.  Browse these publications offered by The Builders Bookstore:

  

 http://www.actechbooks.com/airframeCOMPOSITES.htm

  

 Even buying the parts offered by Van's, Fairings etc. and Team Rocket (among others) will result in much time spent whipping them into useable condition.  If your personal standards for fit/finish are particularly high, you will spend much, much more time.  I have used components from all of the above and they are all OK if all you want is OK- if you want exceptional, buy from the same places and plan on a lot of shoptime fine-tuning each part.  My personal experience is that the offerings from the latter two are pretty darn good- especially that upper nosewheel fairing from Fairings etc. that was an almost perfect fit right out of the box- (Thanks, Bob!)

  

 Here's some of my log entries from building my plane, if interested:

  

 http://websites.expercraft.com/n51pw/index.php?q=log_list&c=68

  

 Have fun!

  

 Mark Phillips

 Columbia, TN

 http://websites.expercraft.com/n51pw/



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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: Wheel pants fairings etc.

I will be willing to pay $150 for the set..

  

 My suggestion is either forget about using them and the significanty speed  

 penalty that you will pay  OR

  

 Pay the price and be done with it.  Don't make a few flights if you  have to

 to "pay" for the cost.

  

 OR

  

 Place a WTB ad somewhere and hope that someone wants to sell theirs

  

 Ron Lee

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bobbyhester(at)newwavecom
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:51 pm Post subject: Wheel pants fairings etc.

How many hours do you think it would take you to do it yourself?

 If you paid yourself $25 an hour and worked for 6 hrs I would bet that you would not have the first fairing made. Oh and by the way, you will still have to pay for the supplies. You want 5 fairings for $150. Ha ha ha!

 

 It's all in the way you look at it.

 

 I spent 4 hrs. putting the hinge in one main gear leg fairing today. I'm sure glad my intersection fairing from Bob are on the shelf. I tried the upper one on and it fits great 

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 bert murillo wrote: [quote]         Hi:  I have posted a couple messages, no respond..  I will try again.

   Does any one knows, any one that sells the fairings for the rv6a...the wheels and legs  fairings... other than Van's or  Bob's

    I do not want to pay that kind of money...I will be willing to pay $150 for the set..

    

     Other wise,  can some one tell me how difficult would be to make my own.....Those with the talent to do this,  can send me photos, and

   'details of how to do it etc...

    

    

   Thanks for any info....and Happy Holidays to all   in the Rv...family...

    

   Robert

    

   rv6a

    

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bobbyhester(at)newwavecom
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 6:48 am Post subject: Wheel pants fairings etc.

How many hours do you think it would take you to do it yourself?

 If you paid yourself $25 an hour and worked for 6 hrs I would bet that you would not have the first fairing made. Oh and by the way, you will still have to pay for the supplies. You want 5 fairings for $150. Ha ha ha!

 

 It's all in the way you look at it.

 

 I spent 4 hrs. putting the hinge in one main gear leg fairing today. I'm sure glad my intersection fairing from Bob are on the shelf. I tried the upper one on and it fits great   	  Quote: 	
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 bert murillo wrote: [quote]         Hi:  I have posted a couple messages, no respond..  I will try again.

   Does any one knows, any one that sells the fairings for the rv6a...the wheels and legs  fairings... other than Van's or  Bob's

    I do not want to pay that kind of money...I will be willing to pay $150 for the set..

    

     Other wise,  can some one tell me how difficult would be to make my own.....Those with the talent to do this,  can send me photos, and

   'details of how to do it etc...

    

    

   Thanks for any info....and Happy Holidays to all   in the Rv...family...

    

   Robert

    

   rv6a

    

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klwerner(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:04 am Post subject: Wheel pants fairings etc.

Bert,

  

 You will have to buck up a  little more $ to end up with a decent product... (unless you are a magician in  fiberglass). 

 Consider it a Holiday gift to  yourself!  So simply follow  NIKE's slogan:  JUST DO IT!!!  And do share pictures of the install  once you are done.

  

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panamared5(at)brier.net
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:37 am Post subject: Wheel pants fairings etc.

At 11:03 AM 12/16/07, you wrote:

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		  Other wise,  can some one tell me how difficult would be to make my 

own.....Those with the talent to do this,  can send me photos, and

'details of how to do it etc...


	




Bert



You are going to have to buy some technical books on "how to" not 

only for fiberglass but for building in general.  This list is good, 

but the books will provide pictures and step by step instructions.



I was reading one of Tony Bingilis's books last night about this very 

topic.  Of course there are other books by other authors.  Check with 

Andy Gold for some good ones (he is on the list, RV Bookstore).



As far as how hard it is, once again that is a personal question.  I 

find working with fiberglass very easy and I am fairly good at it, 

and that comes from years of practice.  I would have no problem 

making wheel pants, but for me I would estimate 300 hours of work and 

a cost of about $150.00 for materials and equipment.



Buying from Van's seems to be the way to go, my time is worth more 

than 50 cents an hour (assuming Van's wheel pants cost approx 

$300.00!)  If you are trying to save money and you have plenty of 

time on your hands, then making your own is the way to go.



Bob

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