Cheetah – Nose Fairing Redo

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    • #4585
      Roscoe Rosché
      Keymaster

      We have all seen nose fairings in bad shape, we begin here with putting all the old hardware in the new fiberglass shell.  It is a time consuming process and well worth doing the correct way, better than factory new, ready for another 40 years of service.axlemockup
      Here is the fork, with a piece of torque tube and the brackets all ready to be positioned in the new fairing for drilling the mounting holes.
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      Now you can drill the holes for the entire fairing. and then with clecos to hold, drill the axle and towbar peg holes in perfect position.nosedrilled

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      Now take those old brackets, bead blast them. Clean them with lacquer thinner, and then shoot with primer and paint. (The factory did not prime or paint, nearly install)
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      When the paint cures, you can mount them in the fairing.
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      Now you are ready to drill the holes for the rivnuts that will hold the nose faring seal retaining ring in place. Then you are ready to make a custom nose seal, and you are now ready to take the fairing off to be sanded, primed, and painted to match the aircraft. Just like this!N27163

    • #4835
      John Cotter
      Spectator

      What kind of “bead” are you using for blasting? Plastic (what size) or glass or walnut shell or soda or ?????

      I’ve found my plastic, a blend of small through large particles, (of which I have an infinite supply) seems to be way too harsh for “soft” aluminum. That’s at 80 psi.

    • #4839
      Roscoe Rosché
      Keymaster

      The cabinet I get to borrow has glass in it, and I set the regulator for 45 psi.

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