Modified Pedal Spring Mount
The manual says to insert the pedal return springs into a hole at the side of the motor mount. I did this first, but was absolutely unhappy with this. …
Parking Brake Position
The parking brake is installed behind the pedals.
Parking Brake
We installed a parking brake in the Rebel. There is a very good description available online from Roee Kalinsky (http://www.kalinskyconsulting.com/rvproj/parkingbrake.htm). I copied this design with some modifications.
Pedal Positions and Brake Cylinders Fixed
I decided to go with 4 brake cylinders. A lot of alignment work to get the pedals totally aligned. Although prepared before I had to wait for this step until …
Motor Mount Fixed
Finally the holes for the mount are done, the engine mounts in place. It was a lot of fiddling work. I wanted to be very precise here to have …
Motor Mount View
The picture shows the unsymmetric construction of the mount to withstand the turning forces of the motor.
Test Fitting Motor Mount
Our motor mount was produced by a small company in Germany. We had luck that the Rebel is such a great plane. It is so great that there is a …
Doors Finalized
This picture shows the finalized right door. As you can see we decided to go for a full Lexan door. The view will be great from inside.