The weather is less than desirable here, so instead of flying, I'm working on wheel pants and gear leg fairings. After the empennage fairing, I'm a tad burned out on fiberglass - I spent WAY too much time on it right before my first flight. I kept putting it off until it needed to be done to make the plane airworthy. But I'm happy with the way it turned out.
I have the main wheel pant halves mated together (both left and ride side of the plane) and after working on them for quite a while, I think I have the seams mated pretty well. But now the front half of one of the wheel pants sits a little low relative to the back half, all the way around by maybe 1/32" to 3/64" at the worst spots. If you followed my explanation, what have people done to fix this? Sand the rear half to match the front? Seems like a lot to take off. Shim the front on top of the flange to raise the front half when screwed together?
Looking for ideas before I delve in waist deep trying to fix this.
As always, thanks in advance for any help/advice.
I have the main wheel pant halves mated together (both left and ride side of the plane) and after working on them for quite a while, I think I have the seams mated pretty well. But now the front half of one of the wheel pants sits a little low relative to the back half, all the way around by maybe 1/32" to 3/64" at the worst spots. If you followed my explanation, what have people done to fix this? Sand the rear half to match the front? Seems like a lot to take off. Shim the front on top of the flange to raise the front half when screwed together?
Looking for ideas before I delve in waist deep trying to fix this.
As always, thanks in advance for any help/advice.