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Zenith 750 Cruzer, Installed the wheels

November 4, 2024.

Packed the wheel bearings with Mobil 28. Installed the wheels on the axles.

Started building the door sill and the top window rib.ā€¦

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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on February 7, 2025 at 11:12am ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Assembled and balanced the main wheels

November 3, 2024

Assembled and balanced the main wheels. Slightly cut the edge of the dimpled washer to make it fit in the wheel.

Made a custom wrench to screw the stop nut in the nose wheel. The wrench should go through the hole in the wheel.ā€¦

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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on February 6, 2025 at 8:04am ā€” No Comments

Fighting with my Horiz Stab Skin šŸ˜©

Today I wrestled with getting my Horizontal stab top skin installed and LOST. I decided to step away tonight and regroup tomorrow. Iā€™m going to try something tomorrow using some Velcro straps rather than the ratchet straps - going shopping tomorrow šŸ¤ž.

Added by Greg Newsome on February 5, 2025 at 4:36pm ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Installed the main wheels axles

November 1, 2024

Installed the main wheels axles.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on February 1, 2025 at 11:01am ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Filing the main spring

October 31, 2024

Zenith answered. The brake caliper should move freely. Filing the corner of the main spring.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 31, 2025 at 6:55am ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, A brake question

October 28, 2024

Asking Zenith.

The brake caliper interferes with the main spring. As far as I understand the caliper should move freely. Actually it has a movement range of about 2mm.

Should I remove the corner of the main spring to allow the caliper to move the full range?ā€¦



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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 26, 2025 at 7:43am ā€” 1 Comment

Corvair Engine

Ā  If you want to finish your Corvair Aircraft Engine Conversion where can you order parts? The Florida supplier is out of 80% of the parts they supply. Does anyone else have stock?

Added by Craig Anderson on January 25, 2025 at 8:39pm ā€” 2 Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Initial main landing gear installation.

October 17, 2024

Inserted tubes inside wheels.

Was able to install the main landing gear. I filed it. And filed more. And a tad more.ā€¦



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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 25, 2025 at 7:08am ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Installed the control stick

October 15, 2024

Installed the control stick.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 23, 2025 at 7:48am ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Fixing landing gear problems

October 13, 2024

Zenit said - enlarge the main landing gear notches. The main spring is held in place by the rubber pads not by the steel bolts.

The idea is simple. The execution is difficult. A file is my best friend.

Still in progress.

Drilled the holes in the main landing gear support.ā€¦



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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 22, 2025 at 12:34pm ā€” 2 Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Landing gear problems

October 10, 2024

The front whell axle does not fit the hole in the fork.

The notch on the main landing gear does not match the studs. Also the studs are slightly turned inward.

Distance between the notches - 1145.

Distance between stud tops - 1138.

Distance between stud bottoms - 1133.

Asked Zenith.ā€¦



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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 21, 2025 at 7:44am ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Attaching the front wheel gear

November 9, 2024

Attaching the front wheel gear.

Installed the SAFETY ALERT ā€“ DECEMBER, 2023, Nose gear bearing, C75L3-1 side plates, AN3-42A, AN3-43A.

Tapped 2 rear holes and countersunk 2 front holes.ā€¦



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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 20, 2025 at 9:24am ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Painted the cabin frame

October 7, 2024

Primed and painted the cabin frame.

Checked the need of washers on the forward fuselage. Since the drawings are not always correct I had to check every bolt kind for the number of required washers.ā€¦



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Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 19, 2025 at 9:34am ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Attached the firewall

October 5, 2024

Attached the firewall.
Cleaned and deburred the cabin frame.
Attached the struct mounts.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 17, 2025 at 8:01am ā€” 1 Comment

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Attached the break cylinders

October 3, 2024

Riveted the break cylinders angles and bolted the cylinders to them.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 16, 2025 at 7:57am ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Riveted the break pedals

October 1, 2024

Riveted the break pedals.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 13, 2025 at 8:21am ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Bent the break pedal hinges

September 30, 2024

Using vise and hummer bent the break pedal hinges.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 11, 2025 at 9:29am ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Started clecoing the front fuselage

September 29, 2024

Started clecoing the front fuselage for the final assembly.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 6, 2025 at 9:14pm ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Deburring the front fuselage

September 26, 2024

Painted the strut mounts.
Deburring the front fuselage parts.
Tested the torque tube rear bearing fitting. Not good. Talked to Zenith. They will send me a new bearing.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 3, 2025 at 8:22am ā€” No Comments

Zenith 750 Cruzer, Disassembled the front fuselage

September 25, 2024

Primed the left strut mount.
Disassembled the front fuselage.
Ready to deburring.

Added by Alexander Samoylovich on January 2, 2025 at 7:24am ā€” No Comments

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