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This page was updated: Friday, October 25, 2002
My RV8 Kit is SOLD!
Click on the picture below to see more about mounting the HS and VS.
Contrary to what I thought, these things were not easy to install. They are very hard to pull, and if you get one too close to an edge, your screwed, unless you can find a thin nosed puller. Keep this in mind when installing them.
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This
is the rudder pedals, looking from directly above. I was amazed at how straight and lined
up I got them!
Here are the pedals with my big feet on them.
I'm considering building the baggage bin straight across like Phil Arter did, to give me
some more leg room on the right. The bin has been removed for this picture, but normally
the bin wall is up against my right leg.
I had to use Cherry Max blind rivets to install
the Ground Adjustable pedals in the Quickbuild because I could not get to the underside to
buck solid rivets. The installation required 28 standard head 4-3, 4 standard head 4-5,
and 2 flush head 4-4 CherryMax. At .60-.85 cents each, I think the "Max" stands
for the price. I decreased Vans recommended 1 1/16" spaceing to about 29/32" to
make up for any lost strength.
For the installation, 2 AN470 rivets had to be
removed at the forward end of the gear boxes, and countersunk to accept flush C-max. This
allows your pedal rails to sit on top of them. Note the flush C-max peeking out from under
the rail here.
Complete
Ground Adjustable rudder assembly.