Zenith 750 Cruzer, Attached the struts
November 14, 2025Filed the strut attaching point by Zenith's instructions. Attached both struts. Removed the wing stands.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, Drilled holes in the struts
November 12, 2025Drilled the holes in the upper part of the struts. Tried to fit the struts. The right wing attachment is too tight to fit by hand. It is too tight even without the strut.Asked Zenith. The slot in the part C75W7-4 is too tight. I cannot fit it with hands. I looked at the conference. Some people say to file the male part a bit and polish it. What is the right way to fit?Zenith answer: polish all surfaces to not to remove too much. …See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Cut the holes for instruments
November 10, 2025Cut holes for instruments using mainly jig saw and a file.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Cut the struts to the size
November 8, 2025Alighend the wings dihedral. Cut the struts to the size. I used a hack saw.Drilled the top ends for the attach points.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Drilling the wing back spar.
November 4, 2025Aligned and realigned the wings. I used a laser level. It is easier to work with than a string.Drilled the rear spars. The distance to the spar edge looks reasonable.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Making the instrument panel prototype
November 3, 2025Made the instrument panel prototype from cardboard.Drawing pictures or moving small pieces of paper over the panel helps but it is not the same.More than one version was required.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Making the tow bar kit
October 6, 2025Continue aligning the wings. It is surprisingly hard.Finished building the tow bar kit.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Aligning the wings
October 4, 2025Started aligning the wings. The wing stands are too high.Started building the tow bar kit.Made the fuselage strut end.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Attaching the wings
October 7, 2025Temporarily attached the wings.We did not have enough working hands. Used a hoist to pull the wings up.The next time I would do it differently. It is what people call experience.…See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Drilling the bubbles
October 7, 2025Drilled the bubble doors using a step drill.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Working on the rudder cable
September 27, 2025Added the stoppers for the rudder. Should to adjust the travelling angle later.Adder fairings for the rudder cable. It is not clear how to put the teflon fairlead. I will ask Zenith.Put the fairing outside the fuselage.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Set the bottom elevator pulley
September 24, 2025Added one more supporting L angle to the upper pulley.Installed the bottom pulley with two L angles.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Set the top elevator pulley
September 22, 2025Set the top elevator pulley.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Drilling the empenage
September 14, 2025Drilled all empenage holes to the size. Deburred.Attached large wires in the motor compartment.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Attaching fin L angles
September 7, 2025Attached and drilled the front fin skin. It required a lot if filing and measuring.Attached the fin L angles.See More
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Temporarily installed the fin
September 2, 2025Temporarily installed the fin.Question to Zenith: keep the long bottom parts of the fron fin skin or cut like on the drawings?Answer: cut.…See More
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Zenith 750 Cruzer, Attached the struts
Posted on February 14, 2026 at 8:09am 0 Comments 0 Likes
November 14, 2025
Filed the strut attaching point by Zenith's instructions. Attached both struts. Removed the wing stands.
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Drilled holes in the struts
Posted on February 10, 2026 at 6:57pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
November 12, 2025
Drilled the holes in the upper part of the struts. Tried to fit the struts. The right wing attachment is too tight to fit by hand. It is too tight even without the strut.
Asked Zenith.
The slot in the part C75W7-4 is too tight. I cannot fit it with hands. I looked at the conference. Some people say to file the male part a bit and polish it. What is the right way to fit?
Zenith answer: polish all surfaces to not to remove too…
ContinueZenith 750 Cruzer, Cut the holes for instruments
Posted on February 4, 2026 at 3:23pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
November 10, 2025
Cut holes for instruments using mainly jig saw and a file.
Zenith 750 Cruzer, Cut the struts to the size
Posted on January 14, 2026 at 2:32pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
November 8, 2025
Alighend the wings dihedral.
Cut the struts to the size. I used a hack saw.
Drilled the top ends for the attach points.…
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