REFLECTOR:Old Standard Velocity Fuel Strakes.

[Joe]

Welcome Richard,
I am just about to finish my first strake.  It will be a tick over 3 weeks
when I am finished.  That was starting with new parts and not having to
remove the old structure.  Unless the structural or fuel containment
integrity is in question, I would think long and hard before deciding to
replace the strakes.  Cost may also be a consideration, I had to buy 2 new
strake halves, 1 due to delamination and 1 for physical damage from the
previous owner - they cost $180 each.   Below is a cost estimate of building
new strakes, add shipping and/or sales tax and it will end up being between
$1500 and $2000. ( and a lot of hours)
    $ 720 - Strakes 4 x 180
    $ ??? - Wheel Wells 2 x ???
    $  55 - Foam
    $  80 - BID
    $  80 - Structural Epoxy
    $ 200 - Jeffco Epoxy
    $ 200 - Fuel caps, tubing, supplies, contingencies.

Joe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard J Gentil" <richard@naples-air-center.com>
To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 6:27 PM
Subject: REFLECTOR:Old Standard Velocity Fuel Strakes.


> Hey Gang,
>
> I am new to the Reflector. I recently purchased Travis Young's Project.
> He had a Standard Velocity RG that he converted to the Elite Doors. So
> what I have is the old style Fuel Strakes with the Elite Doors. (I do
> like that there is extra room for the door arm rest.)
>
> One thing Travis did was he cut badly into the left Fuel Strake with a
> hacksaw, in order to get the fuselage to fit into a self storage unit.
> (I do have pictures, but I did not know what the policy was for
> including attachments in Reflector Emails.) I have to decide whether to
> repair the damage or just put on a new Strake.
>
> My question is, does the old style Strakes vs the new style Strakes make
> any difference in fuel capacity and cruise speed? (Since if I was going
> to start over on the one side, I could also do the other side so they
> are the new style Strakes.)
>
> Thanx,
>
> Richard
>
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