Matt's RV-8 Project



Matt Dralle's RV-8 Project
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Date:  6-2-2009
Number of Hours:  3.00
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Brief Description:  Front Top Skin - Part Duex

After a "tool" caused a large dent in the top of the original front top skin, I had to order another one (the "tool" was me, btw). It arrived sometime ago, but I just never got around to cutting it to fit, filing it down, and dimpling all the holes. Since I'm waiting for the delivery of the replacement wheel pants after this past weekend's most disastrous and disheartening wheel pant installation attempt, I thought I'd might as well get to work on that skin.

But here's the good news on this story of woe. The original skin fit well along the top, but long the left and right bottom sides, it just hadn't fit that well. As it got toward the back, the holes hadn't lined up to my satisfaction. I'm extremely happy to report, on this replacement top skin, the alignment is nearly perfect for every single hole. I really can't explain it, but I'm certainly not going to argue with it. Over all it looks great and best of all doesn't have all those scratches on the top from the canopy installation. Oh, and that "tool" dent, either.
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Replacement Front Top Skin

Replacement Front Top Skin

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Replacement Front Top Skin

Replacement Front Top Skin

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Replacement Front Top Skin

Replacement Front Top Skin

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