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tonyrenshaw268(at)optusne
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Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 9:03 pm Post subject: Wheel Pant Recommendations

Gidday,

I'm getting closer to being able to put my a/c on its Grove gear leg, with the 500 series wheels and brakes. Does anyone have any advice as to the better types of wheel pants that look best for our beasts?? It is not a bad time to find out before you bolt all the bits together, as there is a mounting bracket that sits in behind the axle when bolted onto the leg. 

Reg

Tony Renshaw

Sydney Aussie

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rlborger(at)mac.com
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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:22 am Post subject: Wheel Pant Recommendations

G'day Tony,



I'm building a Little Toot Sport Biplane and I'm using some custom Grove landing gear with all grove brakes, axles, etc.  It will have wheel pants.  You can see some pics in my "Taz" build gallery in the second URL in the signature block.  I don't know of any wheel pant mount that will go behind the landing gear.  I can understand wanting to do that.  Cleaner, neater and probably less drag, but it's tough to engineer.  One benefit of the normal way is building jacking pads which go on the inside of the axle.  I'll have to add some pics of the jack pads we use on the Toot later today.  If you should like the wheel pants we use on the Toot I'll put you in touch with Tommy Meyer (Tommy's dad,George Meyer, built the first Meyer Special, Little Toot in 1954) If you should want a set of those pants.



Bob Borger

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On Mar 28, 2010, at 0:03, Tony Renshaw wrote:



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 Gidday,

 I'm getting closer to being able to put my a/c on its Grove gear leg, with the 500 series wheels and brakes. Does anyone have any advice as to the better types of wheel pants that look best for our beasts?? It is not a bad time to find out before you bolt all the bits together, as there is a mounting bracket that sits in behind the axle when bolted onto the leg. 

 Reg

 Tony Renshaw

 Sydney Aussie

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