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  1. Kitfox IV standard gear for sale.  $250 plus shipping.  
  2. I'm working on a 1992 skystar KF IV speedster.. were there different motor mounts for the smooth vs round cowls back then?  It came with a mount, but no cowl.. if there is a difference, how do I tell which one I have?
    Thanks,
    -Jack
    Austin, TX
  3. I'm in need of the two rear pieces of the four part round cowling for a kitfox IV. I have the front two round pieces..
     
    Thanks,
    Jack  (Austin, TX)
  4. In need of a right hand flaperon and droop wing tip for a kitfox 4. Flaperon is symmetrical not a flat bottom.
  5. Does anyone have the instruction and pictures (both rod through carry through tube and strap between strut attach points) of the Kitfox modification from 1050-1200 for float operation?
    The reason for asking is that I intend to operate the plane on floats and would like to make it as rigid as possible, not to exceed the gross weight limit.
  6. I'm looking for some fabrication ideas from the experts on the forum.  This may get a little long, so be warned...
    I am not the original builder of the Mangy Fox.  I am the re-bulder.  During the rebuild I fixed and reworked a lot of different problems with the plane.  One area where I just simply ran out of time was the firewall and cowling.  Both of these items really needed to be redone from scratch, but the clock was running out on me and I had to get the plane finished.  So here's my problem:
    The firewall does not seal to my cowling.  The fit is pretty terrible to be honest.  I thought I could overcome this issue by using silicone baffling flap material to make a seal covering the difference.  Well that didn't work worth a darn, so I'm back to the drawing board.
    In a long enough timeline, I want to completely redo the firewall forward on this plane with a new design engine mount and cowling.  Something following the design of the model 7SS type FWF.  I have room in the weight and balance to do this, but I'm not to the point of doing it just yet, so this will just be phase two of the bandaid.

    There is a crescent shaped gap between the top curved portion of the firewall and the cowl.  I started making a female template today of the outside of the installed cowl in order to get the shape and curve correct (or at least closer).  I plan on using this template to make a sheetmetal crescent to attach to the top of the firewall.  To the edge of this crescent I would like to attach a flange so that a "bulb seal" like this can be added to really seal the firewall to the cowl. 
    I'd like some opinions on this idea from the experts here, if I'm on a good track or if there's a better way of accomplishing what I want to achieve.
    Fire away with what ever brainstorms you may have!