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All great points. The more I get into this project the more I agree with everything mentioned previously. I think...

"In other words, choose your improvements carefully...... unless you're Mike Patey." Lol. Well said Victor! In...

Jim, Thank you for the comment. You do make a very good point regarding the flex of the wing... I bet it would be best...

I'm not sure whether I should bring this up or not; maybe some others will say there is no problem. My concern is that...

While we are on the subject of camlocks. My kit came with winged camlocks for all the positions on the turtledeck. ...

Yeah I was pretty upset John. Stayed awake all night grousing about it. Don't think I'll ever get over it. ...

Please excuse the terrible lighting on the photo of the underside of the wing tank. Sanded the Superfil used to dress...

Thanks John, I will look into that material. The upholstery Kitfox sells does look pretty sharp. I am going to try...

Thanks Gary, maybe the best route for me to take is to order a few extra and try them out and see how much I can abuse...

At one point I investigated fabricating the cargo compartment floorboards with CF. There's an up-front cost to getting...

Victor, Here are a couple of pictures of the Skybolt fasteners I used on the trailing edge of my turtledeck. I used...

Hi Jason, I made some scuff plates for my floorboards out of 0.015" stainless steel shim stock. I think the material...

2 Kitfox 7's at Desert Aire (M94). I like Cashmere for the same reasons! Plus, you can get a decent burger at Rusty's.

Yes, helping my husband build his RV-7 I learned he was not shy about using all the resources - forums, factory,...

Looking to get a hangar and fly out of Cashmere. Small airport and a bunch of good ole guys who love airplanes. My...

I use the same Marson tool for my rivet installs. It works well BUT like all rivnuts, if you get a bit over-aggressive...

John, Do you have any pics of Skybolt camlocs installed? I was thinking about using them for my oil door but they just...

That sure looks like a fun place to fly!

I think I have the YD dialed in sweet! Does a great job, and dampens the tail wag in turbulence as good if not better...

I’m in Moses lake. Where do you fly out of Leavenworth? I’ve tried to fly up there, not a lot of options over that way...

Thanks Gary, I will probably order some rivnuts from spruce and do some testing. Rivnuts defiantly have a clean...

Thanks Jim, I have not tried using the tinnerman with a machine screw I may have to try that out. I have the tinnerman...

I am not so sure about the black material on his floorboards. I believe that he is using the zip ties as a secondary...

Gary— what’s the black material added to your floorboards? And what do all the zip ties do? Dave Sent from my...

Hey Oregonfox— Great to hear things worked out! I know exactly how you feel. When I was in the midst of that, I...