Matt's RV-8 Project



Matt Dralle's RV-8 Project
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Date:  8-3-2013
Number of Hours:  2.00
Manual Reference:  
Brief Description:  Windshield Mounting & Bezel Fabrication - Part 02

From there, I drilled and tapped the roll bar and then added the #8 screws. I added three platenuts to the left and right top skin rear bulkheads and brought the bezel down tight against the sides.

Overall, the whole thing came out amazingly well. I really like the looks of the aluminum bezel in comparison to the traditional fiberglass lay-ups.

The last step on the windscreen will be to make a fiberglass bezel around the front-bottom, but this cannot be completed until much later in the building process. The top skin must be riveted on before the lay-up can be done, and that doesn't get riveted until nearly the end of the building process.

All I can say is, whew; am I ever glad this part is done...
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Custom spacers for mounting windscreen to roll bar.

Custom spacers for mounting windscreen to roll bar.

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Bezel template paper doll fitting.

Bezel template paper doll fitting.

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Bezel template paper doll fitting.

Bezel template paper doll fitting.

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