Neat article

[astjp2]

I robbed this from the internet, I would like to keep it on here for historical reasons.

[Ragwing nut]

Excellent example. wheelpants are postwar though, should have the standing riveted seam.

[3Dreaming]

Excellent example. wheelpants are postwar though, should have the standing riveted seam.

Pre war weren't riveted, nor welded. One side had a 90° flange, and the other had a longer 90° flange that wrapped over the first forming a "U", and was crimped down.

[Ragwing nut]

Pre war weren't riveted, nor welded. One side had a 90° flange, and the other had a longer 90° flange that wrapped over the first forming a "U", and was crimped down.

my mistake, but they were flanged without chrome strip.

[3Dreaming]

By the way, this airplane was at the Midwest Taylorcraft fly in this past summer.

[Hank Jarrett]

Anyone Know how high the flange stood?

[Ragwing nut]

Anyone Know how high the flange stood?

about 3/8". I should have looked at the wheel pant I had on the shelf before I made my previous post

[Hank Jarrett]

Sounds good. I just have a set of beat up glass ones and thought if I was going to fix them up I might as well make them look as much like original as I can. They are never going to pass muster with anyone who actually knows Taylorcrafts, but I don't want them to be an embarrassment.

Hank

Just hope I don't end up going all anal on them and try making them "perfect". I have a bad habit that way.

[3Dreaming]

Wag Aero has the pre war style in fiberglass.