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Builder Name:Eric Cadorette   -  
Project:   Sling 4 TSI   -   VIEW REPORTS
Start/Last Date:Nov 15, 2021 - No Finish Date
Engine:915IS
 
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Aug 16, 2023     Door Latches       Category: Fuselage
I have been working on the door latches. The instructions from Sling have been lacking so I have been taking the "what makes sense" approach. In short I had to enlarge the whole for the door lock bracket to be able to slide in. Then I had to carve out the door for the base of the door lock bracket to sit down inside the door structure in order to make it so the door handle could screw to the latching mechanism itself. The right side door is fine but the left door the latch itself contacts the door frame not allowing it to open enough so I cant close the door. I have an email into technical but I think ill just have to carve out more of the door structure where it is contacting.

I also worked on forming the latching plates around the canopy frame. It wanst hard but it took some time to get the flat sheets curved so they hugged the door sill like they should. I fount the most useful thing was to take a round punch and literally hammer the sheet around the punch to get the shape i needed. Then i put the piece in position and took two pieces of wood and squeezed them on each side of the metal plate while it was on the door to get the final tight shape. The only other thing I need to think about is that the instructions have you installing a plastic clip on the bar that connects the front and aft locking mechanism. The problem being that I would have to pull the bar down into a position to where I could install the clip. The bar wants to sit a little farther away from the door frame than what the clip wants to allow. But even without the clip everything does fit under the covers that are made to hide all that stuff.

Lastly I have the front passenger seatbelts in again. I was waiting on a bushing from the factory that I have since received and now it all goes together like it should.


 


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