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Tommy Walker

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 442
Location: Anniston, AL 36207

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject: Older Doors

I have a circa 2001 kit that I'm building.  It has the older flat side doors with metal sides and upper window.



I've seen a few doors like this that were "bubbled."  I was wondering if anyone had any plans or ideas about how to form a bubble door out of the older style?



I think Skyshop used to supply a door like this, but I understand they don't sell to zenith builders any longer.



Any comments/ideas appreciated.



Tommy Walker in Alabama.

twalker(at)cableone.net



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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:55 pm Post subject: Older Doors

Hey Tommy



Try this link off of Zenith web site... 

 http://www.zenithair.com/stolch701/data/7-F-19.pdf

This may be what you are looking for...



Ron

 





 I have a circa 2001 kit that I'm building.  It has the older flat

 side doors with metal sides and upper window.



 I've seen a few doors like this that were "bubbled."  I was

 wondering if anyone had any plans or ideas about how to form a

 bubble door out of the older style?



 I think Skyshop used to supply a door like this, but I understand

 they don't sell to zenith builders any longer.



 Any comments/ideas appreciated.



 Tommy Walker in Alabama.

 twalker(at)cableone.net



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Joined: 02 Oct 2007
Posts: 55
Location: Santa Barbara, Ca

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:48 pm Post subject: Re: Older Doors

Hi Tommy:

I would go ahead and get the new bubble doors. I was going to paint the bottom half of my bubble doors so they would look more like the other airplanes out there. I am so glad I didn't. Half the time, I am looking down through the bottom of the doors. Such great visibility. Can see so much more!

Expensive, but well worth it.



Fred Sanford  N9701  Santa Barbara Ca.

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Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:35 am Post subject: Older Doors

Tommy



I had the "curved, lexan doors" in my 701----completed in 1997 (not the 

"new" bubble doors).  I loved the view with the full length Lexan doors.   I 

did have a "hinged window" in the upper part of the door.  The door window 

was about 6" wide and could be opened in flight.



At the time these window plans were available from Zenair.   The page is 

titled:  WINDOW OPTION, but does not have a number.



This feature was very nice of warm days.  It increased the ventilation, 

added elbow room.



Fritz



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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject: Older Doors

Hello Tommy,

  

 We did that in our 701...  We got the idea then, from a photo in internet of a 701 from Shyshop,  we did not made any drawing or anything,  dont remeber very well but we just bent the middle tube and formed the doors over it.  No big mod, I think...   

  

 I remember first making a fake middle tube with "cheap" aluminum tube, we sit in the cabin and bent the tube to have about 1" tolerance over our arms, then checked if the lexan and the aluminum sheet suplied (previus to cut fit) will tolerate it.  Then worked from that.  The resulting cabin is plenty wide,  we have taken some pretty "wide" passengers without problem.

  

 Hope this helps.

  

 Saludos

 Gary Gower.

 Flying from Chapala, Mexico.  

 Yesterday was kind of cold. Temp was 75F.  wind calm few clouds great afternoon flight.

  

  



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I have a circa 2001 kit that I'm building.  It has the older flat side

doors with metal sides and upper window.



I've seen a few doors like this that were "bubbled."  I was

wondering if anyone had any plans or ideas about how to form a bubble door out

of the older style?



I think Skyshop used to supply a door like this, but I understand they

don't sell to zenith builders any longer.



Any comments/ideas appreciated.



Tommy Walker in Alabama.

twalker(at)cableone.net



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kmccune

Joined: 22 Sep 2007
Posts: 577
Location: Wisconsin, USA

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:23 am Post subject: Re: Older Doors

Hi Tommy,



I found this through the wayback internet archives, it is a sample from the late 90s Zenith website.

Kevin

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Tommy Walker

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 442
Location: Anniston, AL 36207

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:41 am Post subject: Re: Older Doors

I have to say that I get a lot more out of this list than I contribute.



Thanks to all.



Tommy Walker in Alabama



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bobkat

Joined: 07 Sep 2008
Posts: 143
Location: Bismarck, ND

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:03 am Post subject: Older Doors

M too, Tommy!  I wish I'd found out about it a2 or 3 years ago. Would have 

saved me lots of mistakes and redoes.  Even now I'm leaning all kids of good 

things from all you guys!

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ken Buchmann

Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Posts: 6
Location: New Haven,MO

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:53 am Post subject: older doors

I have a czaw 701 and am in the process of updating  to the latest Zenith Bubble doors. I have available a pair of czaw original  doors and a pair of Dannys Skyshop bubble doors. The wife says get rid of the  superfluous doors or modify the 701 to a six door version. Contact me if  interested.

  

 Ken

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kmccune

Joined: 22 Sep 2007
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Location: Wisconsin, USA

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: Older Doors

Ok,  here is my version of the old style door.

Maybe ugly but I don't like the totally clear bottom on the bubble ones, And this could allow for a sliding window and an elbow rest.



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