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I am only days away now to getting my hands on A Avid model A/B not sure which has a 503 in it.

I need to get my hands on the bungees for the undercarriage and trying to find out the spec needed length thickness etc

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Call Brett at Airdale.

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I am only days away now to getting my hands on A Avid model A/B not sure which has a 503 in it.

I need to get my hands on the bungees for the undercarriage and trying to find out the spec needed length thickness etc

Cheers

I am assuming the stock narrow gear? It makes a difference on diameter and length.

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I just changed my Shock Chords last weekend

on my Avid MKIV HH early 600 serial numbered, 582 injected/inverted rotax

There 90" in length with the loops already made and 3/8" in diameter for my Bird

I make mine from scratch length ordered from Aircraft Spruce

order more length than needed so you can make the loops

it's cheap to buy, shock chord

I use Aviation wire and a clamptight tool to tie my loops together

makes the loops very slim loops, and easy to feed through

There are various ways to make loops and crimp them

I prefer using wire,it works and is easy to do and is cheap :)

7 wraps on the bottom,and 6 wraps on the top

My used wore out Shock Chords are roughly /usually 94" in length by the time I change them

there rock yard and stretch easy compared to the new Chords :)

I get my wife under the plane,

I start on the backside going down around and then up get her to feed it up and through each time

I pull it up with all my might and stretch it over towards the back and pinch the shock chord down on the tube of steel it wraps,

with my other hand and then I feed it down and through again

wife then feeds it back up and through for me, and I wrap another wrap :)

She is just a little thing at 5' 2" and 110 lbs soaking wet

I'm pretty big though and I can stretch them chords pretty good by hand and can hold them

may not be for everybody

kitfoxes,

have that special slot there where they wrap through

you can use a hammer handle to pinch the chords to hold them while wrapping

still take another person,but can be done do to the different design than the Avid

There is a Vid on youtube of a couple guys doing it that way

There is no need to buy these tools to do shock chords that are advertised for sale IMHO

It can be done by hand without too much trouble

Cheers

Edited by John_L_Seagull

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What are you using for injection on the 582, I was thinking about using electronic injection systems they use on motorcycles. Here is the link http://www.ecotrons.com/2_Stroke_Small_Engine_EFI_kit.html I dont know if its something that will work properly or not. Could you let me know

Thanks,

Ole

I just changed my Shock Chords last weekend

on my Avid MKIV HH early 600 serial numbered, 582 injected/inverted rotax

There 90" in length with the loops already made and 3/8" in diameter for my Bird

I make mine from scratch length ordered from Aircraft Spruce

order more length than needed so you can make the loops

it's cheap to buy, shock chord

I use Aviation wire and a clamptight tool to tie my loops together

makes the loops very slim loops, and easy to feed through

There are various ways to make loops and crimp them

I prefer using wire,it works and is easy to do and is cheap :)

7 wraps on the bottom,and 6 wraps on the top

My used wore out Shock Chords are roughly /usually 94" in length by the time I change them

there rock yard and stretch easy compared to the new Chords :)

I get my wife under the plane,

I start on the backside going down around and then up get her to feed it up and through each time

I pull it up with all my might and stretch it over towards the back and pinch the shock chord down on the tube of steel it wraps,

with my other hand and then I feed it down and through again

wife then feeds it back up and through for me, and I wrap another wrap :)

She is just a little thing at 5' 2" and 110 lbs soaking wet

I'm pretty big though and I can stretch them chords pretty good by hand and can hold them

may not be for everybody

kitfoxes,

have that special slot there where they wrap through

you can use a hammer handle to pinch the chords to hold them while wrapping

still take another person,but can be done do to the different design than the Avid

There is a Vid on youtube of a couple guys doing it that way

There is no need to buy these tools to do shock chords that are advertised for sale IMHO

It can be done by hand without too much trouble

Cheers

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I just changed my Shock Chords last weekend

on my Avid MKIV HH early 600 serial numbered, 582 injected/inverted rotax

I get my wife under the plane,

I start on the backside going down around and then up get her to feed it up and through each time

I pull it up with all my might and stretch it over towards the back and pinch the shock chord down on the tube of steel it wraps,

with my other hand and then I feed it down and through again

wife then feeds it back up and through for me, and I wrap another wrap

She is just a little thing at 5' 2" and 110 lbs soaking wet

I'm pretty big though and I can stretch them chords pretty good by hand and can hold them

may not be for everybody

I must say nice to know you get your wife under the plane and start at the backside !! :drool3:

I think you started telling me about bungees then moved on to soft porn (She is just a little thing at 5' 2" and 110 lbs soaking wet)

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:angeldevil:

:BC:

I must say nice to know you get your wife under the plane and start at the backside

I think you started telling me about bungees then moved on to soft porn (She is just a little thing at 5' 2" and 110 lbs soaking wet)

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I must say nice to know you get your wife under the plane and start at the backside !! drool3.gif

I think you started telling me about bungees then moved on to soft porn (She is just a little thing at 5' 2" and 110 lbs soaking wet)

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:lmao: for once someone said it before I had a chance to! Welcome to the forum Justin, I be thinking you will fit right in!

Ditto on the bungees. I ahve had my ex, my kid and my GF help with them and none of them had issues. I tie the wheels toegether with a ratchet strap to keep the gear leg up sucked up tight to the frame. With the wide gear I run 8 wraps on the bottom 7 on top if I remember correctly.

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Hey Dude,

I have a new set of bungees for my Avid B model that I got from

Brett at Airdale. I'm going to use the Airdale bush gear instead so I don't

need them. They are 90" I believe, with the formed loops. He charged $100

for them - you can have them for $50 plus a few bucks shipping if you're

interested.

Monty

832-703-7018

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Hey Dude,

I have a new set of bungees for my Avid B model that I got from

Brett at Airdale. I'm going to use the Airdale bush gear instead so I don't

need them. They are 90" I believe, with the formed loops. He charged $100

for them - you can have them for $50 plus a few bucks shipping if you're

interested.

Monty

832-703-7018

Could you get me a price for shipping to the UK ? Zipcode CO10 1NQ

Cheers

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Alrighty - I have to retrieve them from the hanger, pack & weigh them

& I'll send you a price --

Monty

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cheers

Alrighty - I have to retrieve them from the hanger, pack & weigh them

& I'll send you a price --

Monty

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