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Jan 28, 2011 3.9 Front seat support bar re-install Category: Fuselage
Today I received my newly-powder-coated front seat support, rollover bar and canopy frame from the powder coat shop. I re-installed the front seat support today, replacing the standard cad-plated AN3 bolts with black hex cap socket screws and black washers -- all in keeping with the military look I'm going for in my cockpit. (Honestly, I don't remember seeing any hex-cap socket screws in any of the military fighters I flew, but hey...)

Re-installing the support bar also now allows me to get back inside the fuselage. (I've restricted myself from climbing in without this crossbar in place, because I didn't want to risk buckling the skins.)

[UPDATE: Never use black oxide screws in your airplane. They look great at first, but after a couple of years, they begin to rust! Just a word to the wise. Instead, just paint your screw-heads black.]


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