Pietenpol-List: Streamlining round struts
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 1999 5:14 pm
Original Posted By: Mike Cunningham
As was suggested, I ordered the streamlined covers from LEAF about a weekago. Last night they arrived! They look great although there is nosuggested way to install them . What you get is 4 - 10' lengths of whatlooks like 1-1/2" x 3-1/2" extruded PVC, seamless, streamlined tube. It isreasonable stiff and still quite light. Anything much over 1-5/8" willdistort the natural shape of the cover. My front strut is 1-5/8" 4130 and the cover will fit with the tubetouching on the thickest cross section of the cover. The rear strut is 1"4130 and it will sit nearer the leading edge of the cover.What I plan on doing is using four or five 6" foam or balsa blocks cut toshape and glued to the steel strut to mount the covers over. It's not aseasy as I had hoped but shouldn't be too bad and will look great. Theyare not badly priced at $189 USD and will certainly save me a lot of time. The only complaint is that the packaging was not that great. The box hadsplit in half exposing the covers. one ended up with a small dent near theleading edge. Fortunately, it will fall over the area where the jury strutattaches and I'll be able to cut it out for the mounting bolt to gothrough. Ken________________________________________________________________________________
As was suggested, I ordered the streamlined covers from LEAF about a weekago. Last night they arrived! They look great although there is nosuggested way to install them . What you get is 4 - 10' lengths of whatlooks like 1-1/2" x 3-1/2" extruded PVC, seamless, streamlined tube. It isreasonable stiff and still quite light. Anything much over 1-5/8" willdistort the natural shape of the cover. My front strut is 1-5/8" 4130 and the cover will fit with the tubetouching on the thickest cross section of the cover. The rear strut is 1"4130 and it will sit nearer the leading edge of the cover.What I plan on doing is using four or five 6" foam or balsa blocks cut toshape and glued to the steel strut to mount the covers over. It's not aseasy as I had hoped but shouldn't be too bad and will look great. Theyare not badly priced at $189 USD and will certainly save me a lot of time. The only complaint is that the packaging was not that great. The box hadsplit in half exposing the covers. one ended up with a small dent near theleading edge. Fortunately, it will fall over the area where the jury strutattaches and I'll be able to cut it out for the mounting bolt to gothrough. Ken________________________________________________________________________________