Great Planes Piper J-3 Cub 40 Kit - GPMA0160 - Manual (Page 27)

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14. Cut two 4-3/4" long sheets from the 3/32" x 3" x 12" balsa
Nose Sheeting (CUB4F16). Glue one piece of sheeting to the
right fuselage side and stringer so the corner of it is against the
cabin side. Do not bend it around the firewall yet. Firmly apply
two or three 15" long pieces of strapping tape to the sheeting.
Wet the outside of the nose sheeting with a paper towel and
allow it to soak for about 5 minutes. Carefully pull the strapping
tape around and stick it to the other fuselage side. Mark where
the sheeting crosses the middle of the center stringer and
release the strapping tape. Pull the strapping tape back enough
to allow you to cut the sheeting on your marks. Pull the tape
back to the other fuse side and glue the sheeting in place.
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15. Apply the remaining piece of nose sheeting on the other
half of the nose, using the same technique described above.
The nose sheeting must join at the middle of the center
stringer. Trim the nose sheeting even with the instrument panel
and the front of the fuselage sides.
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16. Cut four 2" long pieces of 1/4" balsa Triangle (CUB4F24)
and securely glue two of them to the front of the firewall, against
the fuse sides and between the doublers as shown in the photo.
Glue the other two to the backside of the firewall, similar to the
two pieces in front.
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17. Place the die-cut 1/8" ply Servo Tray (CUB4F12) in
the fuselage on the ledges of the lower fuselage doublers as
shown. If you are using a lighter 2-cycle engine, glue the tray
as shown in the photo. If you are using a 4-cycle engine,
slide the tray back against former F3 and glue it in place.
Glue the two servo tray doublers (which were die-cut inside
the servo tray opening) to the bottom of the servo tray at
the front and back of the servo opening. NOTE: Do not glue
the servo tray too far forward or you will not be able to get
the receiver battery in under the lower tank floor.
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18. Scuff up the outside of the two 24" long Outer Pushrod
Tubes (PLTB011) with 150 grit sandpaper to help the glue
stick to them. Slide them through the rudder and elevator
pushrod holes in formers F3, F4, F5 and out through the slots
in the fuselage sides. Position the tubes so they extend past
the fuselage side approximately 2" (to allow for trimming later).
Cut the front of the tubes off approximately 2" forward of
former F3. If you would like to install a pushrod tube to route
the receiver antenna inside the fuselage, slide another tube
(not included) through the holes at the bottom of each former.
It should extend to the aft edge of the fuselage sides. Securely
glue the tubes to each of the formers and the fuse sides.
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19. Position the antenna tube near the bottom corner
where the fuselage sides come together and glue it in place.
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