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Welcome to the Group Gary! Congrads on your purchase.

I think in a previous post a few months ago that Steve Whitenect had
compiled a list of modifications he gathered. I did a search for that post
for you but could not come up with anything. (I think it was Steve that
posted). However, I am sure it is in the archives somewhere. Go to Wildcat
and poke around. You will find some excellent ideas and suggestions from

groups posts.

Terry Dazey
Rebel 662
Sumner, Washington USA

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Here is Steve's list that I saved in Word when he posted it! Some stuff is
overkill IMHO and some stuff is absolutely necessary. You'll need to weed
through it and make some educated choices.

Cheers,
Wayne
.................
Hi Again
Someone asked me to list all the mods I knew of or did on my aircraft so
here we go. Most of them are Wayne's or Murphys or off the list. Some
might be overkill but that's the fun of it all, Right? Some of these might
not be perceved as mods but have not been mentioned in the construction
manual.

1. Fus 452's (.032) used on all four lower corners
2. Fus 33 made from .032 and used between bulkhead A to F
3. .063 corner doublers on bulkhead A installed with AN bolts-(float points)
4. Fus 25 .032 used in and out
5. Fus 26 .040
6. Fus 30 .032 tail cone reinforcement
7. .032 tail spar support
8. .063 firewall plates as pr Irish Field float mod
9. .040 channel used between upper engine mount bolts
10.1/4" X 2" angle support spring gear bolts
11.Fus 9 discarded and new one built overlapping area of fus root (area of
.032 reinforcing plate mod) plus shapped corner gusset ( all one
piece) much cleaner appearance
12.Double row offset rivets on door post.
13..040 angle upper engine mount along side doubler from firewall to witches
hat.
14. .040 angle supports dash to firewall
15. .032 doublers on dashboard corners
16. Front lower fus 452 continued under floor to act as doubler for lower
engine mount and rudder peddles.
17.wider .032 channels used under floor to pick up both rivet rows on seat
rails.
18. .032 sheet behind seats in cargo area
19..032 channel used in all door sill area
20. .032 wing leading edge vaccuum formed and installed with counter sunk
rivets
21. .016 covering used inside between bulkhead A and F. No rear window
22.Fus 70 .025 used on all four upper corners
23. Wider .040 angle used for fus 35 and installed with double row rivets
(between fus 26 and bottom outer skin)
24..032 doubler around rear fus wing fitting.
25. All bottom skins chromated inside from firewall to tail cone
26. Yet to be done elevator and rudder corner reinforcements

Have lots of other little things that are slight add ons that most everyone
has talked about at one time or another that are not really mods.
Wayne, if I missed anything that you feel is important, please jump in.

Steve W.


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From: "Terry Dazey" <dazey@earthlink.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: firewall plates and floor stiffness

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Welcome to the Group Gary! Congrads on your purchase.

I think in a previous post a few months ago that Steve Whitenect had
compiled a list of modifications he gathered. I did a search for that post
for you but could not come up with anything. (I think it was Steve that
posted). However, I am sure it is in the archives somewhere. Go to Wildcat
and poke around. You will find some excellent ideas and suggestions from

the

groups posts.

Terry Dazey
Rebel 662
Sumner, Washington USA

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