Great Planes Giles G-202 46 Kit - GPMA0238 - Manual (Page 35)

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3. Drill a 1/4" hole in the side of the fuselage as shown
in the photo. Harden the wood around the hole with thin
CA. This is the exit location for the fill/drain line. Note: To fill
the model, simply have the model sitting upright on its gear,
gently pull the fuel line out of the model a few inches,
remove the fuel line plug, and fill through the fuel line. To
drain the model, simply leave the model inverted in a plane
stand. Pull the fuel line out, remove the fuel line plug and
drain the fuel tank.
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1. Trim one matching set of wheel pant halves along
the molded cut lines. Notice that the top of the outer pant
goes over the lip of the inner pant and the bottom of the
inner pant goes over the lip of the outer pant. You can use
a hobby knife to carefully score along the cut lines and flex
the plastic until the excess breaks free, or use small
scissors to cut along the lines. Hobbico Curved Tip Canopy
Scissors work extremely well for this and make the job a
cinch. For now, don’t worry about accurately cutting out the
opening in each wheel pant half–just cut an approximate
opening for the wheels.
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2. Use your bar sander to carefully true the edges of
the overlapping pieces of the wheel pant halves so when
you glue them together the seam will be as small and
straight as possible. Notice that the front and rear of the
pant halves do not overlap and are "butt glued" together.
Use 150 or 220-grit sandpaper to remove the flashing and
thoroughly roughen all areas that are to be glued including
the indentation on the inside of both inner pant halves.
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3. Test fit the wheel pant halves together and make
adjustments where necessary for the best possible fit.
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4. Join the wheel pant halves and carefully spot glue
them together in just a few places with thin CA. Start by spot
gluing the top, then the front and rear where the two halves
just butt together. After the halves are joined, securely glue
them together along all seams with thin CA.
Note: Do not use CA accelerator on the ABS plastic as it
may develop cracks and/or keep the paint from adhering.
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5. Use your hobby knife (or a Moto-Tool with a sanding
drum) to finish cutting out the wheel opening.
Hint: Make the wheel opening wide, as this will make
installing the wheels and axles easier and cause less
interference with the wheels upon landing and takeoff. You
can see the size of the wheel openings in the following photo.
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6. Use medium CA to glue the die-cut 1/8" plywood
wheel pant mounts to the inside of the wheel pant.
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7. Use a metal file to chamfer the edges and corners
of the aluminum landing gear so it will neatly fit in the
recess of the wheel pant. Position the wheel pant on the
aluminum landing gear, then use a felt-tip pen to accurately
mark the location of the axle mounting hole.
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8. Drill a 3/16" (11/64" or #18 for precision) hole in
the wheel pant at the mark. Back up the wheel pant mount
with a piece of scrap wood so you do not split it as the drill
goes through.
Assemble the Wheel Pants
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