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Stainless Steel Exit Ramps

DanH

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I'm tooling up to build a batch of one piece stainless steel exit ramps to replace the standard aluminum sheet ramp on the -8. It is stiffer, far more crack resistant, and fireproof. Looks marvelous too. $300 each delivered (49 states). Who wants one?

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Yep! Put me down for one!
If you’re willing to ship to the UK?

Where did you get that exhaust?!?
 
An upgrade worth the trouble of drilling out the rivets holding on the OEM aluminum version for sure! Thank you for making these again!!!
 
I'm tooling up to build a batch of one piece stainless steel exit ramps to replace the standard aluminum sheet ramp on the -8. It is stiffer, far more crack resistant, and fireproof. Looks marvelous too. $300 each delivered (49 states). Who wants one?
If it's just drill out old rivets and pop rivet new....I'll take one. My current is pretty beat up.
 
Will it fit the 8A
Starts off as the same part from Vans but has to be cut to accommodate the nose gear. See plans. Unless he’s willing to do that you’ll be cutting it yourself

The rounded nose is not full length like the tail dragger, only has 3 rivets not 7
 

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Rolled my own, solid for 370 hours so far. Thanks for the idea Dan!
 

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Do any of you have a stock aluminum ramp which has not yet been attached to the airplane?
 
Do any of you have a stock aluminum ramp which has not yet been attached to the airplane?
I have a brand new aluminum ramp, untouched, still in the blue film. I purchased it from vans a couple months ago to use as a template.
 
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