[rebel-builders] 4 door cowl

[Jesse Jenks]

Hi Charlie,
I'm building a 4 door right now as well. From all the stuff I read, it seems like people have mostly used .020 or .025 for the doors. I am using .025 6061 T6.
Jesse

From: charlie@troyairpark.com
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] 4 door cowl
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:50:18 -0600

Hello All
I and starting to build the 4 door cowl for my Rebel. I have downloaded most
photos I could find and just read through about a hundred messages in the
archives looking for any help or tips. The one thing I could not find
mentioned was the preferred aluminum thickness and alloy type for the skin?
Would also appreciate any other thoughts and advice..
Charlie E. Rebel 802R




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[Ken]

The MAM 4 door cowl kit came with 0.020 6061T6 for the skins.
Ken

Jesse Jenks wrote:

Hi Charlie, I'm building a 4 door right now as well. From all the
stuff I read, it seems like people have mostly used .020 or .025 for
the doors. I am using .025 6061 T6. Jesse

From: charlie@troyairpark.com To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com Subject:
[rebel-builders] 4 door cowl Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:50:18 -0600

Hello All I and starting to build the 4 door cowl for my Rebel. I
have downloaded most photos I could find and just read through
about a hundred messages in the archives looking for any help or
tips. The one thing I could not find mentioned was the preferred
aluminum thickness and alloy type for the skin? Would also
appreciate any other thoughts and advice.. Charlie E. Rebel 802R

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[Charlie Eubanks]

Jesse, Joe & Ken

Thanks for the info and quick response on the 4 door cowl. Joe I do have M.
Hoffman photos and knew he used .020 skins but I didn't know if maybe it was
just his preference. I thought the cowl lacked enough structural support so
I was looking for confirmation. Ken; I did not know that MAM offered or much
less sold a 4 door cowl kit. When I bought my kit in 06 I asked about
available cowl and was offered only the speed cowl.

My plan now is to build the 4 door cowl using ACS fiberglass nose bowl MC-3A
(it also looks pretty light to me) and try to replicate what Wayne and
M.Hoffman and many of you have done. Again any tips thoughts would be
appreciated.

Charlie E. 802R

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Eubanks" <charlie@troyairpark.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 9:50 AM
Subject: [rebel-builders] 4 door cowl

Hello All
I and starting to build the 4 door cowl for my Rebel. I have downloaded
most
photos I could find and just read through about a hundred messages in the
archives looking for any help or tips. The one thing I could not find
mentioned was the preferred aluminum thickness and alloy type for the
skin?
Would also appreciate any other thoughts and advice..
Charlie E. Rebel 802R




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[Wayne G. O'Shea]

If you've got to buy material go with .025 Charlie... and it takes some work
drilling/niping forming but also rivet a .032 "shelf/lip" to the inside of
the rear lip on the fiberglass nose bowl for the doors to sit down onto and
the hinge channels to attach to. Makes for a MUCH cleaner cowling than
trying to get the doors to sit down flat on the nose bowl itself.

Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Eubanks" <charlie@troyairpark.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] 4 door cowl

Jesse, Joe & Ken

Thanks for the info and quick response on the 4 door cowl. Joe I do have
M.
Hoffman photos and knew he used .020 skins but I didn't know if maybe it
was
just his preference. I thought the cowl lacked enough structural support
so
I was looking for confirmation. Ken; I did not know that MAM offered or
much
less sold a 4 door cowl kit. When I bought my kit in 06 I asked about
available cowl and was offered only the speed cowl.

My plan now is to build the 4 door cowl using ACS fiberglass nose bowl
MC-3A
(it also looks pretty light to me) and try to replicate what Wayne and
M.Hoffman and many of you have done. Again any tips thoughts would be
appreciated.

Charlie E. 802R

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Eubanks" <charlie@troyairpark.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 9:50 AM
Subject: [rebel-builders] 4 door cowl

Hello All
I and starting to build the 4 door cowl for my Rebel. I have downloaded
most
photos I could find and just read through about a hundred messages in the
archives looking for any help or tips. The one thing I could not find
mentioned was the preferred aluminum thickness and alloy type for the
skin?
Would also appreciate any other thoughts and advice..
Charlie E. Rebel 802R




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[Charlie Eubanks]

Thanks Wayne
That really helps a lot.
Charlie E. 802R
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne G. O'Shea" <oifa@irishfield.on.ca>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] 4 door cowl

If you've got to buy material go with .025 Charlie... and it takes some
work
drilling/niping forming but also rivet a .032 "shelf/lip" to the inside
of
the rear lip on the fiberglass nose bowl for the doors to sit down onto
and
the hinge channels to attach to. Makes for a MUCH cleaner cowling than
trying to get the doors to sit down flat on the nose bowl itself.

Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Eubanks" <charlie@troyairpark.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] 4 door cowl

Jesse, Joe & Ken

Thanks for the info and quick response on the 4 door cowl. Joe I do have
M.
Hoffman photos and knew he used .020 skins but I didn't know if maybe it
was
just his preference. I thought the cowl lacked enough structural support
so
I was looking for confirmation. Ken; I did not know that MAM offered or
much
less sold a 4 door cowl kit. When I bought my kit in 06 I asked about
available cowl and was offered only the speed cowl.

My plan now is to build the 4 door cowl using ACS fiberglass nose bowl
MC-3A
(it also looks pretty light to me) and try to replicate what Wayne and
M.Hoffman and many of you have done. Again any tips thoughts would be
appreciated.

Charlie E. 802R

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Eubanks" <charlie@troyairpark.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 9:50 AM
Subject: [rebel-builders] 4 door cowl

Hello All
I and starting to build the 4 door cowl for my Rebel. I have downloaded
most
photos I could find and just read through about a hundred messages in
the
archives looking for any help or tips. The one thing I could not find
mentioned was the preferred aluminum thickness and alloy type for the
skin?
Would also appreciate any other thoughts and advice..
Charlie E. Rebel 802R




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