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| Mounting the landing gear looks more intimidating than it really is. Alignment is a concern, but with help from Richard and advice from another RV-8 builder who had "been there, done that", it went pretty quickly. The other builder also loaned a couple pieces of aluminum he created to ensure alignment. The original Vans steel gear legs were deleted from the kit when I ordered it so I could substitute the lighter aluminum gear from Grove. Supposedly they save 17 pounds. The original pair I ordered were damaged in transit, so I sent them back. They were damaged again on the way back, too. The next pair arrived intact. |
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| A friend with a lathe is a friend indeed. Fellow builder Tom did me the huge favor of creating a couple of drill bushings to use when installing the landing gear. They allowed is to drill the bolt holes with a pilot drill to ensure that the full size bit emerged in the correct spot when drilling the final holes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The gear in place and drilled. After the picture was taken, the gear came off and went into storage so work on the interior could continue. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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