Great Planes Tracer 46 Kit - GPMA0400 - Manual (Page 28)

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9. Mix the remaining epoxy with microballoons and
epoxy the pushrod tubes to the slots in the fuse sides.
Completely fill the slots with the microballoons/epoxy mix.
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10. Allow the epoxy in both areas to cure completely.
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11. After the epoxy has cured, use a bar sander and
150-grit sandpaper to sand the outer pushrod tubes and
filler flush with the fuselage sides.
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12. From a 1/4" x 3/8" x 4" basswood stick, cut four 3/8"
long tank hatch supports.
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13. Glue one tank hatch support in each corner of the
tank compartment, aligned with the bottom edge of the
fuse doubler.
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14. Temporarily position the die-cut 1/8" ply tank hatch
over the compartment. Drill a 1/16" hole through each of
the corners of the tank hatch, keeping the holes centered
on the support blocks.
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15. Temporarily mount the tank hatch to the fuse with
four #2 x 3/8" sheet metal screws.
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16. Remove the tank hatch and harden the threads in the
blocks with thin CA. Note: Be careful not to fill the holes with
CA — just wet them with enough CA to harden the threads.
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1. Glue the die-cut 1/8" balsa instrument panel (IP)
vertically to the fuse top.
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2. From a 1/8" x 1/4" x 24" balsa stick, cut, fit and glue the
three front deck center stringers into the firewall and IP.
Build the Fuselage Front Deck
and Turtle Deck
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