I built a hood out of my forward deck. It gives me access to everything from the instrument panel to the firewall. There will also be a small aluminum header tank mounted under that hood. here is the link: http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/hood.html
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Cable" <s2cab...@yahoo.com> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "larry severson" <lar...@socal.rr.com> > The manual calls for mounting the fore deck/tank > > permanently with 2 ply > > 2" > > > BID tape. This makes any work on the tank > > impossible. Suggestions? > I'll Echo what Louis said: Don't do it. > How are you planning on hinging you canopy? > You may want to consider that also. > If you'll notice in the plans, RR suggests that the > Instrument Panel be removable. If you do that, then > all of you electrical connections AND the Pitot-Static > lines would have to be disconnected. If you make the > panel permanent and the forward deck removable,in > order to service the forward tank, you'd only disturb > the fuel line(s) and fuel sending wires. You'll also > have far greater access to the rudder pedals, master > cylinders, and the forward side of the Instrument > Panel. >
