Wheel pants?

I bought a set about 6 months ago from ACA. These are the new style and were about $350 each, unpainted. They do offer painting if you need that service.
Paul
 
What about the old style, used from 1970-1980, can these be bought new or if used are there any reliable sources such as Rainbow, or other vendors?
 
I dont know of anyone selling new wheel pants of that vintage. I have seen them for sale used. You might try Ron at Rainbow, he bought a number of items at Santa Paula when Air Repair sold out.
Paul
 
Thanks- My ECA will be an old one but the new pants should look fine.

Are there any fitment issues that anyone knows of?

Thanks-
 
Only fitment anomalies would come from oleo gear.
Now they all are fiberglass; so assume some inherant cuss words are anticipated. Thats life with fiberglass. :lol:
 
Thanks- I will have the spring gear and it looks like all of the mounting points are there but who knows. I am sure I will look to all of you for advice when I get there.

Thanks-
 
The wheel pants fit well, I leave mine on all year round and while cautious about getting slop frozen in them have found them to be the cleanest wheel pants I've ever seen. 90% of my operations are into grass strips of all flavors and I've found the pants not to be a concern. Keeping the tires properly inflated adds to ground clearance.

Keep the screws tight to reduce hole enlargement. I would also suggest adding a few extra layers of fiberglass to both inboard and outboard attachment locations, as well as the lower edges where contact with rocks, etc. will cause some cracking over time. Be advised that adding too much reinforcement will reduce flexibility and make installation just slightly more difficult.

The ACA installation uses rubber well nuts, these will eventually cause the holes to elongate no matter how tight the screws are, the solution is to fabricate a half-moon shaped piece of aluminum, install rivnuts, and attach it to the inside of the wheel pant with RTV as a vibration absorber, and line the inside of the metal attach plate with a thin layer of FAA-PMA'd (old inner tube) vibration damper also so that it doesn't cut into the fiberglass.

Tom-
 
I had no problems with the fit of the fairings. They came undrilled so you can magage slight adjustments prior to drilling. The quality of workmanship was great. The gel-coat was average, it took a little time to get the finish I wanted.
I agree with Tom on the well-nuts. I use clip nuts to secure the cover plate.
Paul
 
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