Thread: Two steps forward, one step back ........

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.... progress was made on the Thames .......... but a problem surfaced when the nose was being mounted ......... the body mounts (welded in by the other shop) were not squared to the chassis before they were welded in ......... thus the nose alignment wound up being off by nearly two inches .......... Josh has removed the old brackets and has squarely mounted the nose to the cowl ........ he will now extend the 2x3 box tube chassis to allow for mounting the nose hooks .......... he will also fabricate attachments so the nose will be partially supported by safety cords with springs ...... this will keep the nose hooks (and their attachment points to the fiberglass nose) from having to support all the weight of the nose when it is tilted down ............ the bolts holding the nose will be replaced by Dzus quarter turn fasteners







........ the mounting bracket for the 10' Simpson Skyjacker dragchute has been completed and the pack is in place .......... the wheelie bars have also been widened and are now attached to the chassis