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Comment by Adel Alyahya on November 17, 2009 at 9:02pm

Thanks Andrew,
and I apologize for not realizing your name , my poor English !

Comment by Andrew Aston on October 22, 2009 at 10:23am

Hello Adel,
I am building from plans since 2001, My old plans (dated year 2000) have the front attachment brackets, 7H2-6, as .040" 6061-T6 material. I know 3 people who have had cracks around the bolt holes of these older size brackets. Newer kits and plans call for .063" 6061-T6 material. so I have modified mine to the newer specification. If you have newer plans your 7H2-6 brackets should be .063". I have just changed mine to be 'up to date' with a stronger bracket. For corrosion protection i paint the parts with Zinc Cromate etch primer, then before i join the parts i use a Zinc jointing compound, it is a sticky yellow paste called Mastinox. I also paint and treat the rivets. In England it is always raining and wet so i need the extra protection.
Kind Regards, Andrew.

Comment by Adel Alyahya on October 22, 2009 at 2:38am

Hi Horiz_open, may I ask why you decided to change the attachment size, and what did you use for Corrosions preventer.
thanks
Adel Y.