Trackley Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Hi guys. I have a 19 reg savannah vg and want to make a inspection flap on a hinge to open and check my oil. How and or where so i start. I know i have to cut out a hole. Probability sounds silly but yeah. Anyone that has done this how do i go about it. Where do i get the fastners from how do i make a seat for it to sit on? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fallowdeer Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Hi Trackley I made an oil filler check panel for my VG. Was really worthwhile. I'll be down the hangar today and take some pics. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Hi Trackley Have a look at Tony Spicers web site for his Panther in the Fibreglass section. He has a few step by step photos how he made an inspection hatch in the cowl. https://get.google.com/albumarchive/116494848541088965116 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackley Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Hi TrackleyHave a look at Tony Spicers web site for his Panther in the Fibreglass section. He has a few step by step photos how he made an inspection hatch in the cowl. https://get.google.com/albumarchive/116494848541088965116 Cheers that will help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackley Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Hi TrackleyI made an oil filler check panel for my VG. Was really worthwhile. I'll be down the hangar today and take some pics. Peter That will be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storchy neil Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Hi guys. I have a 19 reg savannah vg and want to make a inspection flap on a hinge to open and check my oil. hi trackley personally I would not put a little inspection flap in BECAUSE by removing the top cover completely you can see the whole of your motor and them bloody birds and rats have been known to build a home there very quickly plus better inspection of oil leaks plug wires broken exhaust springs yes I know its a pain in the arse to remove the cover but visual inspection is best neil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackley Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 Hi guys. I have a 19 reg savannah vg and want to make a inspection flap on a hinge to open and check my oil.hi trackley personally I would not put a little inspection flap in BECAUSE by removing the top cover completely you can see the whole of your motor and them bloody birds and rats have been known to build a home there very quickly plus better inspection of oil leaks plug wires broken exhaust springs yes I know its a pain in the **** to remove the cover but visual inspection is best neil No worries Neil thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storchy neil Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 trackley know john Gordon tell him dingo is still lost neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackley Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 No worries Neil thanks for the advice. trackley know john Gordon tell him dingo is still lost neil Yeah know him. Ill bet him know the dingo is still lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fallowdeer Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Hi Trackley Couple pics of the oil level inspection panel we put in my VG. Made pretty much as described in the link above. Very worthwhile and I recommend you do this. Just because you can check oil level easily this way hardly precludes you taking off your cowl as often as you wish for a full inspection in my opinion. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 You need an inspection cover for the oil level check. It's nice to remove the whole cowl but it really is a pain often needing more than one person to do it without damaging paint etc Plug your intakes with foam like you cover the Pitot to protect it. . One down side is it can be forgotten to fasten or come uncatched and it's usually hinged so as it will flap about. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Thats an ugly bump on the cowl. I assume it is above the carbies. Would have thought it oould have been faired in a bit better to reduce drag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpacro Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Thats an ugly bump on the cowl. Perhaps designed by the same guy who did the F/A-18 fin strengthening .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fallowdeer Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Ha. Who cares about the bump over the air box. After all what part of a Savannah VG is pretty?????? Except for the performance that is STOLing it into some tiny patch of hillside or riverbed or whatever is pretty fun.... Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storchy neil Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 just little bit of drag djpacro neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fallowdeer Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Yep would be sure nice to be a wee bit faster. Mate in next door hangar has recently completed a Glasair III. We worked out he gets about the same MPG as the Savannah. Of course the IO-540 uses three times the fuel. But he goes three times faster. I was out trundling along at 75knts one day when he called me up and he did a 230knt fly past. I can imagine now what it would have been like in WWII flying a Swordfish or similar, seeing a couple of FW190s flash past and pull up and waiting for them to swoop past on another pass..... Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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