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    Happy Landing gears

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    Brings back memories. We built our own coal fired blast furnace, cut our own gears, did the drilling and grinding, then heated and bent our own gears. The good old days....... Don.

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    Grove says they will bend aluminum gear to whatever size and "gun barrel" drill the legs to eliminate a brake line. Anyone had experience with them?Name:  Grove Landing Gear.jpg
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    The drilled Grove gear has appeared on many RV-8 aircraft.
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    Attached photo is N8K in early testing before inverted fuel system, new cowl, canopy, and the trademark red and white sunburst paint. Late 1952. Don
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    Thanks Don! Do you remember if those are Piper cowling latches?
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    Cowling

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    Thanks Don! Do you remember if those are Piper cowling latches?
    Not sure. When Ray replaced the first cowl nose bowl with the T-Craft nose bowl, I think he went to Dzus fasteners instead. Don

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snaproll View Post
    Not sure. When Ray replaced the first cowl nose bowl with the T-Craft nose bowl, I think he went to Dzus fasteners instead. Don
    After new cowl, paint, canopy, and inverted fuel system... Don
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