Well I ended up making a jig out of MDF that clamped on the front of my firewall, that way I could set everything up close to the dimensions that were provided by some of you. I chose to make the rectangular frame a little wider that way I can put on "tabs" (ala Dave Mullins) that can be moved fore and aft and shimmed if necessary before final welding. I modified the dims slightly to get my thrust line correct and have the mount attach to the already mounted Deihl nose gear. I've pretty much tacked the mount together with my mig welder until I manage to get my tanks refilled for the final gas welding. I'm pretty happy with it and it was actually a lot easier than I thought. (Try it you'll like it)
I've had almost 60 opportunities to be PIC this year (Passenger in Coach) and another half dozen or so in my Cessna however last Sunday was the first complete day I have had to work on my airplane since last spring and it was definately the most fun I've had with an airplane since last spring. Rich Parker Peterborough, NH Going Paragliding in Switzerland in 2 weeks ! Yeee Haaaah! _________________________________________________________________ MSN Shopping upgraded for the holidays! Snappier product search... http://shopping.msn.com
