Agreed! Originally the glove boxes were there, but more recently folks wanted/needed the real estate, so when a blank is purchased from Skyport, there are no cutouts.
The screws I used on my rear windows were 6-32. Measure the length you need by placing the plexi onto the airframe. Id be surprised if anything more than 1/2" was needed. Use either acorn nuts for a smooth finish or the thinner fiber locking nuts. Make sure there is a little wiggle room in the screwholes on the plexi or else you may find a crack later on. Al DeMarzo Visit the Ercoupe Swap Page Free, Easy and No Membership Required http://www.ercoupeowners.com/swap/swapbook.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Burkhead To: 'K' ; ety Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:20 PM Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] Instrument panel....... > I'm working on a '46 415c and have a replacement instrument > panel for it but there are no cut-outs for the glove-boxes. > I have seen pictures with and without the glove-boxes...... > which is correct? Kevin, That depends on whether you want a Coupe with original appearance or a better arranged, more functional panel. It's your choice. For good instrument layout, you'd put your prime flight instruments right in front of the pilot where they're best seen, maybe in the places that would be similar to the IFR layout if you are a multi-airplane pilot. If you plan to be VFR only, with just a few instruments, putting them in the center of the panel like on the original factory layout leaves room for the glove boxes. At least one person has modified the glove box cover to be removable. He has his expensive GPS mounted behind it and when he parks the plane, he puts on the glove box cover hiding his most expensive avionics. Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/index.htm East Peoria, Illinois ed -at- edbur???khead.??com (remove the ? marks and change -at- to @)
