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<\/a><\/p>\nOnce the rollbar is fabricated, these chunks of angle hold it in place next to the F-705 bulkhead.<\/p>\n
Nice pic, huh?<\/p>\n The main rollbar channels come in left\/right pairs, and they’re preformed out of very stout 0.063″ aluminum.\u00a0 2″ diameter holes are cut in each side of the rear channel to provide access for attachment hardware.<\/p>\n I used the flycutter to make these holes.\u00a0 Flycutters get the job done, but\u00a0require some finesse to get the hole diameters just right.\u00a0 Plus, the cutter\u00a0itself can be pretty dangerous as you can tell from the blurry spinning mass attached to the drill press – you don’t want to get a finger whacked by all that moving stuff.<\/p>\n I laid out the maximum width and height of the rollbar on a piece of thick MDF and trimmed the inboard ends of each piece to make the width come out right, then trimmed the bottom ends of each piece to establish the correct height. \u00a0In the pic you’ll see the two rear halves clamped to the MDF board and held together by an 0.063″ doubler that I fabricated and match-drilled in place.<\/p>\n Truth be told, these pics are the from my second attempt at fabricating the rear rollbar half. For a variety of reasons that don’t bear repeating, my first try wasn’t so successful. \u00a0If you’re an RV builder and are reading this before you fabricate your rollbar, just remember to carefully lay out rivet spacing and edge distance. \u00a0Also, don’t worry about adjusting the flanges on the rollbar halves…that will just make it harder to get the parts to lay flat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Next up after the seats is fabricating the cockpit rollbar structure.\u00a0 This stout piece of structure protects the occupants (i.e. Ellen and me) in the extremely unlikely event that we find ourselves upside down on the ground. The rollbar is … Continue reading <\/a>It struck me that there aren’t too many pictures of me in this blog.\u00a0 In terms of site beautification, that’s a good thing.\u00a0 But one of the main reasons for this site\u00a0is to prove to the Friendly Aviation Administration that I really did all the construction work on the RV, so here’s a selfie to get my face in this post.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n