Extending LWY (1.0 hrs)
I must have cut my LWYs slightly short, because they don't extend completely through the firewall. I’m not sure why the plans don’t leave them a couple of inches longer, to be trimmed later.
This is not a big deal. I could fill the gap in with a heavy blob of flox, but I wanted to try something different, and lighter.
I decided to lengthen them slightly. Unfortunately, the LWYs cross section offers a small surface area to bond an extension to, and because more bonding surface equals more strength, I wanted to try to increase the surface area that the flox would adhere to as much as possible.
This is what I came up with.
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| Extensions with 30˚ grooves cut with the table saw |
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| Matching groves in LWY cut by hand with a saw |
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| Left sidewall with LWY extension floxed |
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| Right sidewall with LWY extension floxed |
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Extensions curing overnight
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| Finished extensions now protruding through the firewall |
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