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Cockpit Fabrication
Design and fabrication of the new cockpit and coamings
Another photo showing the lightening cuts-outs
Lightening cuts done on one side.
Lightening cuts marked out
Close up showing how the seat back frames were tapered into the coaming boxes.
The edge of the Plywood is where the front bulkhead will line up.
From the front end showing the slant of the seats.
Mock up of the cockpit framework upside down. My helper was not too impressed...
This is just to get some perspective of the overall size that the cockpit will be. The bucket here is positioned about where the steering pedestal...
This shows the cutout to mate up the rear coaming with the sides.
A close up of the aft end of one side all boxed in
Coaming cutout plan
finished side with both ends tapered.
Taper at the front end of the coaming. This will be trimmed to fit with the side of the cabin trunk.
All welds cleaned up with the grinder.
Here you can see the good penetration and the contrast of 8" wide at the front and 4" wide at the rear. A piece of excess side plate with the...
Close up showing the stepped welds to prevent warping.
Fully welded and ready for cleaning up with the grinder.
Tack welds completed. Nice and tight seams.
The coaming is bent for a test fit prior to welding. More grinding was needed to close the gaps up.
The material has been removed to taper the caoming at the rear end. Each side will taper from 8" wide to just 4" at the rear to match the width of...
This gives you a sense of the size of the coaming side peices. Each one is 7 1/2' long. You can also see the nice rounded corners which is why I am...
Cuts marked out and ready for the plasma cutter
Frame dimensions
Cockpit design layout


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