Yesterday I discovered the bottom of the rear
portion of the nose wheel pants had been broken out. I removed that portion of the pant this
morning to fully survey the damage. It
appears from the black on the corner that was broken out that I need to extend
the rear opening a bit more to the rear of the pant.
I cut a piece of blue foam to make a form for
the shape of the bottom of the fairing.
I carved and sanded the foam to the proper shape than covered it with
plastic. I also marked where the original
cutout for the wheel was located.
I cut some fiberglass patches. One to go over the blue foam with the edges
to the inside of the hole. This piece will
be sort of a filler. I then cut a piece
that will go over the entire hole out to where I have sanded away the white
paint. I mixed some fiberglass resin, saturated the pieces and
put them in place on the fairing. I will
allow this setup to cure and then remove the foam and put another layer of
glass inside of the fairing.
