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AirMike
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 Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject: Composite School - helpful advice please (Doors/Cabin top) |
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I am presently fitting my doors. I have the latch pins and gas struts installed and cannot get the doors to fit perfectly.
The doors fit nice and tight at the top (with some shims) and at the bottom with the latching pins. (Rivithead set is very slick) But the middle of the door is unsatisfactory
Essentially the door bows outward in the middle more than the cabin top by about 1/16-1/8 inch. It seems evident that the solution is to build up the cabin top at the front windshield flange and at the area between the door and the rear window.
The best advice that I have received so far is from Gus at Van's who suggested that I saturate foam with epoxy and shape it to the area and then cover it with a thin coat of fabric saturated with epoxy.
I was also warned not to use ANY polyester/bondo products on the cabin top.
Any advice here will be appreciated
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| Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:16 am Post subject: Composite School - helpful advice please (Doors/Cabin top) |
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Your finding confirms what I noticed when working with the rear windows, the joggle in the cabin top didn't appear deep enough for the window thickness or the top was not built out enough in this area. The part may have seperated from the mold during fabrication is the other possible reason.
JOhn G.
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| Quote: | Subject: Composite School - helpful advice please (Doors/Cabin top)
From: Mikeabel(at)Pacbell.net
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:50:14 -0800
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
--> RV10-List message posted by: "AirMike" <Mikeabel(at)Pacbell.net>
I am presently fitting my doors. I have the latch pins and gas struts installed and cannot get the doors to fit perfectly.
The doors fit nice and tight at the top (with some shims) and at the bottom with the latching pins. (Rivithead set is very slick) But the middle of the door is unsatisfactory
Essentially the door bows outward in the middle more than the cabin top by about 1/16-1/8 inch. It seems evident that the solution is to build up the cabin top at the front windshield flange and at the area between the door and the rear window.
The best advice that I have received so far is from Gus at Van's who suggested that I saturate foam with epoxy and shape it to the area and then cover it with a thin coat of fabric saturated with epoxy.
I was also warned not to use ANY polyester/bondo products on the cabin top.
Any advice here will be appreciated
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