| Adapting a Lancair IV instrument panel to an RV-10, (sure why not). My initial odea for mounting the panel was to use the panel |
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| attach supports and nutplates for the original RV10 panel. The panel is somewhat curved, unlike the RV10 and so I got some |
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| various sized #8 standoffs and was intending to vary them to match the curve in the panel. However there isn't enough surface in |
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| the outer regioins of the panel to attach. Solution. I cut off the back side of the pilot side instrument opening so that it was flat/on |
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| the same plane as the radio stack. then I took the old instrument panel, and cut it so that it can be mounted to the stock panel |
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| attach supports but I left enough of aflange/border so that I can attach the flanges of the panel openings to the 'new panel |
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| support. I had to cut the old instrument panel into 2 sections. the left side (pilot and radio stack0 are in the same plane and will |
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| mount to the nee support. The co-pilot side is not in the saem plane, I put some 1/4 in standoffs behind the new support brace to |
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| bring it flush with the co-pilot side. I had to re-glass the flanges on the pilot side where I cut everything off. the outboard |
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| minipanles are also curved. after the flanges cure, I'll mold and glass some foam supports to their ends so the ends can be |
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| securly attached. I'll also fashion a support that couples the panel outboard bottom corners to the fuse sides/longerons. |
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