Original Posted By: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC AEROSPACE CORP]"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: thinking outside the hatbox.......I couldn't see any reason to build a hatbox when all of that area under the turtledeckbehind the pilot seat was screaming perfectly good storage space.I decided to glue a 1/16" thick piece of birch plywood back there as a floor using theexisting diagonal piece of spruce as a support for the floor. My sketch shows the plywoodon top of the longerons but actually it is below the longerons. (never did excel in art)You have to be judicious in how much weigh you put back there of course but you can reallypack a lot of items back there as long as they aren't lead bricks;)Knowing Jake's ingenuity I would bet he could install some kind of 'lowering floor' deviceto use that area behind his wicker seat and still keep the look of a solid wood turtledeck covering.Of course there is always Velcro...........!Mike C.________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: thinking outside the hatbox.......
Pietenpol-List: Re: photo inside the backseat storage area
Original Posted By: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC AEROSPACE CORP]"
Having that much extra storage space does seem very appealing... Thx Mike...--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Having that much extra storage space does seem very appealing... Thx Mike...--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
RE: Pietenpol-List: thinking outside the hatbox.......
Original Posted By: "Bob edson"
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Subject: RE: Pietenpol-List: thinking outside the hatbox.......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________________________________________________________________________________