Removing doorframe?

[mhorowit]

I seem to have read were folks talked about removing their doorframe (?)
Well, here is mine.... it seems to be welded into place. Is this not your situation? - Mike

[jgerard]

Re: Removing doorframe?

Hum?

Both the wood and metal door frames I have seen have been bolted/screwed to the airframe. Perhaps some were welded on? I guess that is one less thing to remove. Check out Capt. Johns web site http://taylorcraft.info/tcraft/proj048.jpg

[crispy critter]

Re: Removing doorframe?

Mike,
It's not uncommon to see t-crafts with the door frames welded into place....pretty common on some of them,just work around it as best as you can and keep going.

[VictorBravo]

Re: Removing doorframe?

Mike, if and when you get to the point where you or someone else are standing next to the fuselage with a welding torch, be sure to add the six or eight little welded tabs for the skylight. In your case, it will be a very easy thing to put in so you can put in the skylight now or later. It will be a very easy upgrade that way, since you are replicating the factory installation per the factory drawings. I had an irrational fear of welding on the airplane and didn't want to do anything permanent to a pre-war airplane. If I wer ein your shoes right now I'd choose the welded tabs and F-21 style mounting. E-mail me privately whenever you want to talk about the details..

Bill