64 Mooney cargo door slide bar thing?

[jetdriven]

Those actually look stronger than the originals. Good work Shane !

Edited October 14, 2016 by jetdriven

[Chocks]

Those actually look stronger than the originals. Good work Shane !

Thanks!

Yes they are much stronger and should last a very long time.
I'll have the joint connections with nylon washers and a compression nut


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[Andy95W]

How much?

[Aviationinfo]

Any idea if yours will fit an E model?

Nice job!

[orionflt]

I can use one for my plane also, i have repaired mine several time, new ones would be nice.

Brian

[ELT]

Price?  

Thanks,

Eddie

[Chocks]

Hey hey! I wanted to work a few things out first. Watch the videos and I'll put the purchase link up in a bit.

 

Introduction Video:
http://vimeo.com/187910203

Installation Video:
http://vimeo.com/187910264


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Edited October 19, 2016 by FlyingSchmidt

[Chocks]

Ok got it up on the site now. If I run out of stock really fast, you can still purchase backorders. I will start making more the last week of October.

http://www.thesquawkshoppe.com/products/mooney-cargo-door-arm-assembly

Edited October 19, 2016 by "Chocks"

[carusoam]

Kind of Makes me wish I still had my 65C!

Nice work, Mr. Schmidt!

There was another device for the cabin door you might want to look into as well.  They suffer from wear and age issues as well...?

Best regards,

-a-

[BJM61]

Dose anyone know if that hinge was used on the 61' B models. My cargo door has a long spring that it rest on when open and you have the pull the spring forward in the same manner for it to close. I don't know if the spring was a previous owner solution, or if the spring came from the factory. Would like to get a hinge if I know it will work. 

[carusoam]

BJ,. Got a pic?

doesn't sound like an original Mooney part.  Weight, simplicity and it works well, were key for that piece.  

It's only short coming is the unknowing guests that break them...

The B, C, D, and E (and others) are all using the same door. Some of the hardware used has changed over time.

Best regards,

-a-

I got a mental picture of how the spring works after I finished writing this.  Your PO was probably a mechanical engineer!

[BJM61]

I don't think I have 1 so I will have to take one next time I'm at the airport. 

[BJM61]

Forgot Dad was flying the King Air tonight, had him stop at the Mooney hanger while at the ap. Here is what we have on the cargo door. 

[carusoam]

Great photo!

You can get some replacement materials for the door welting.  A few bucks and a couple hours of work makes it look really nice.  

Same thing for the front door as well.

Your coat hangar hook doesn't look original either? Somebody was recently selling an original around here somewhere, if you have an interest...

 

Best regards,

-a-

[BJM61]

Where is the best place to get the welting, and any suggistions on how to apply it?

[carusoam]

Welting is available from my favorite plane carpet shop...  

Installing it is a perfect job for a new owner.

http://www.airtexinteriors.com/index.php

Best regards,

-a-

[Chocks]

For those of you who got one, I've got everything boxed up and ready to ship out. You should get shipping notices via email sometime tomorrow / Monday. Once Bucko gets back from his trip I'll let him tell you how much he likes the new one... 

(He made funny moaning sounds opening it and closing it... I nearly spit my drink out!)

I made 5 more this morning and will make some additional next week. 

Edited October 21, 2016 by "Chocks"

[Raptor05121]

Ouch. That is significantly more than I was expecting.

[Chocks]

Ouch. That is significantly more than I was expecting.

It's $30 cheaper than the original unavailable pieces of cruddy sheet metal, 10x as strong, functions like the original should have and not even a 50% markup on my cost. How else can I help you get what you need?

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[Andy95W]

On October 21, 2016 at 2:54 AM, carusoam said:

Your coat hangar hook doesn't look original either? Somebody was recently selling an original around here somewhere, if you have an interest...

Anthony- his coat hanger hook is original, and exactly like my 1964.  They must have changed it for 1965.

[Andy95W]

On October 21, 2016 at 2:35 AM, BJM61 said:

 

I LOVE this idea.  How well does it work?

[carusoam]

65‘ must have got modernized.  More of a shaped rod than sheet metal...

Probably one of the small changes to go with the rectangular windows that happened in the same time frame.

Best regards,

-a-

[BJM61]

Works just great, would have never known its wasnt orginal if not for this thread.

[Andy95W]

16 hours ago, BJM61 said:

Works just great, would have never known its wasnt orginal if not for this thread.

Thanks for the info.  I definitely see a minor  alteration upcoming for my M20C.

[DrBill]

This is my drawing and picture.   I made it on a milling machine out of 1x1 al bar stock. Bill

 

On 8/2/2016 at 1:16 PM, N1395W said:

   Somebody posted this a while ago.