Zenith 750 Cruzer, Nose wheel cotter pins
February 16, 2026Drilles the nose wheel axle and install the cotter pins.Drilles and temporarily installed the doors striker plates and cylinder attachments.See More
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Applying Cortec question
Started this discussion. Last reply by Alexander Samoylovich Nov 25, 2023. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Hello.How to apply Cortec correctly?I read the Forum and the Cortec user's manual. I dilute Cortec with distilled water 4:1. I clean the surface with acetone, rough a bit with scotchbrite and clean…Continue
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Zenith 750 Cruzer, Trimming the windshield
February 16, 2026Continued triming the windshiels. The match to the front skin looks good. Drilled pilot holes in both sides.Tried to mount the header tank. The constant tension clamps look too short now. Definitely I am doing something wrong.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Safety wire on the front landing gear
February 14, 2026Safety wire on the front landing gear.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Added windshield side trim support
February 09, 2026Added windshield side trim support.Used a strap duplicator to drill holes in the trim matching the holes in the cabin frame.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Compressing the front leg rubber pucks
February 3, 2026Compressed the front leg rubber pucks using 2 screwdrivers.When the wheel is in the air the leg centers well.May be a bit too tight. Loosing is much easier than compressing.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Making the avionics tray
January 13, 2026Finished the avionics tray. Actually, I discarded it later and built another one.Trimmed the Front Top Skin on the back corners to be aligned with the cabin frame.Drilled holes for pitot and electric.More trimming on the windshield.The root pin overlaps the side window. Asking Zenith what should I cut - the pin or the window. If the pin should I use stronger rivets?Zenith answer - do not cut anything. They will overlap.…See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Matching the windshield
January 11, 2026Trimmed windshield to match the cabin frame.Started building an avionics tray.The windshield goes right over the rivets in the front skin. I will ask Zenith if it is ok.My kit has a wide instrument panel, and it does not match the drawings I have. Because of this, it is not clear how the C75N1-5 Windshield Side Trim Support should be installed.It cannot go under the C75F16-2 Forward Top Skin, because it would interfere with the windshield.When it is installed over the Forward…See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Drilled holes for fuel lines
January 8, 2026Drilled pin holes in the seats. Assembled the seats.Drilled holes for the fuel lines in the fuselage.Cleaned the banana slots for the flapperons.Enlarged holes around drain and ventilation in the left wing.Started trimming the windshield. I am using Dremel.…See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Riveted top winodow ribs
January 3, 2026Removed the wings.Riveted the top window ribs.Reinstalled the instrument panel. Preparing for the windshield installation.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Adjusting flapperons range
December 25, 2025Installed the header tank post.Fixed the flapperon offset.Checked the flapperon position and range. Need to set longer bolts for the control stick stoppers.Enlarged banana holes in the fuselage sides for flapperons.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Elevator safety wires
December 10, 2025Installed the elevator piano hinges safety wires.Measured and drilled the header tank post.Removed and measured the flapperon pull rods. The Zenith supplied threads are 10 mm too long.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Rigging flapperons
December 18, 2025Started adjusting the flapperons position and range.All control rods have too long thread. I cannot screw the rod end up to the end. I cannot make the top edge of the flapperon bellcrank horizontal. The threads are about 10 mm long.…See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Balancing flapperons
December 16, 2025For the flapperon balancing instead of cutting off the bottom or rear parts of the coutreweights I decided to drill.Drliled all counterweights.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Connected flapperons
December 09, 2025Connected inbound and outbound flapperons using splice plates.Reattached the flapperon counterweights before balancing.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Flapperon splice plates
December 6, 2025EAA counselor Dale Severs checked the empenage attaching to the fuselage and the wing struts.Reattached flapperons to the wings.Riveted inbound splice plates.See More
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Zenith 750 Cruzer, Nose wheel cotter pins
Posted on June 14, 2026 at 9:41am 0 Comments 0 Likes
February 16, 2026
Drilles the nose wheel axle and install the cotter pins.
Drilles and temporarily installed the doors striker plates and cylinder attachments.…
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Trimming the windshield
Posted on June 12, 2026 at 8:23am 0 Comments 0 Likes
February 16, 2026
Continued triming the windshiels. The match to the front skin looks good. Drilled pilot holes in both sides.
Tried to mount the header tank. The constant tension clamps look too short now. Definitely I am doing something wrong.…
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Safety wire on the front landing gear
Posted on June 11, 2026 at 8:05am 0 Comments 1 Like
February 14, 2026
Safety wire on the front landing gear.
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Added windshield side trim support
Posted on June 7, 2026 at 6:32pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
February 09, 2026
Added windshield side trim support.
Used a strap duplicator to drill holes in the trim matching the holes in the cabin frame.
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