Some of you serious restorer lurkers like myself may have followed my quest to place my master brake cylinders...correctly. I'd asked some opinions, and got several. I finally called Univair, the maker of my replacement fuselage on NC55100 and found out that they alread installed a metal tab system that is drilled for the two master cylinders. Abracadabra! I placed the masters there, bolted them down, and have the pedals sticking out from under the front seat just enough to get the heel on them. That places the rods to the front pedals inboard of the rear rudder pedals. Just like my friends old cub. So, if I'd stopped wondering what those extra welded tabs were for and had started THINKING, I'd have had my answer long ago. I did put a standard, and a heavy duty bungee on each of my new bungee struts using the modified car jack method. It worked like a charm, but it was scary. I wore a construction helmet, gloves and safety glasses. A satisfying and very loud snap after the bungee slipped off the waxed paper and onto the strut.
Just an uptdate for those of us who like to talk hardware.
Harry Ames
NC55100 '46 J3 restoration project.
Just an uptdate for those of us who like to talk hardware.
Harry Ames
NC55100 '46 J3 restoration project.
