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Engine Update July 2009 Updates July 11, 2009 Wing Jacks.... - 2.0 hrs Jim K has convinced me I need to install the wheel pants and gear fairings before I install wings so I will need some wing jacks to jack the fuselage and level it to get the wheels off the ground. Picked up a 2 Enormous Stroke hydralic jacks from HB. Used a VAF DIY wing jack plan from Rick G to build 2 wing jacks. Total cost was less that $100 for both and one is normally $350. Great deal. First I marked and x on the 2 x 2 foot plywood. Centered the jack and drilled some screw holes to hold the jack in place. Next I cut the legs out of 1/2 inch electrical conduit. Flattened the ends of 3 1/2 inch on one end and 2 1/2 on the other. I bent ther first one to match the angel of the jack in the middle with the shorter flat bend in the conduit at the corner of the plywood. I used this first one as a template for the others. Next I used the large hose clamps to hold the pieces in place and drilled the corners and screwed them in place. Next I slide the 2nd hose clamp in place and thgithened them down. Last I used a 6 inch 5 1/16 bolt and mounted it with washers and bolts next to the jack hold the jack handle. Tested out the jack... look at the throw on these jacks. WOW. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.