lithium366 Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Apparently I realized my Mooney had more space than I thought I pulled out old ADF (I prefer music from my phone) and now I think of what needs to be done to turn that hole into a gloves compartment... Should I recalculate weight and balance? Remove tray or just make some insert? Anyone did a similar “upgrade”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragedracer1977 Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 I found myself in a similar situation when we removed an old narco radio. We built this box to slide in. It's not as pretty as I would like, but it's very functional. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium366 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 minute ago, ragedracer1977 said: I found myself in a similar situation when we removed an old narco radio. We built this box to slide in. It's not as pretty as I would like, but it's very functional. Actually looks very nice. Did you remove radio tray and harness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragedracer1977 Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 24 minutes ago, lithium366 said: Actually looks very nice. Did you remove radio tray and harness? Yes, we removed the old tray and made this out of riveted aluminum panels. It's quite deep. When painting the face plate, we didn't wait long enough between coats and the paint reacted and cracked a bit. Just need to take it out, sand, and repaint and I'll be happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 11:21 PM, lithium366 said: Apparently I realized my Mooney had more space than I thought I pulled out old ADF (I prefer music from my phone) and now I think of what needs to be done to turn that hole into a gloves compartment... Should I recalculate weight and balance? Remove tray or just make some insert? Anyone did a similar “upgrade”? https://jupiteravionics.com/productglovebox.php 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Wow, Lance! you are on fire with that one. Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragedracer1977 Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 1 hour ago, LANCECASPER said: https://jupiteravionics.com/productglovebox.php That sure would be awesome... If they sold them instead of referring you to local dealers who have never heard of them. Oh, and half an AMU for a box seems a little steep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium366 Posted July 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 21 minutes ago, ragedracer1977 said: That sure would be awesome... If they sold them instead of referring you to local dealers who have never heard of them. Oh, and half an AMU for a box seems a little steep Did you find a price list somewhere or just call them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 That sure would be awesome... If they sold them instead of referring you to local dealers who have never heard of them. Oh, and half an AMU for a box seems a little steep And no door so every takeoff results in the contents being dumped onto the floor.Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Tom, Burning the midnight oil, or are you out of town? -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragedracer1977 Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 5 hours ago, lithium366 said: Did you find a price list somewhere or just call them? Another member here bought one somewhere second hand and told me what they cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steingar Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 What the heck good is one of those? Isn't whatever is in it going to just roll or fall out when the deck angle increases on rotation? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 20 hours ago, ragedracer1977 said: That sure would be awesome... If they sold them instead of referring you to local dealers who have never heard of them. Oh, and half an AMU for a box seems a little steep http://www.dallasavionics.com These folks sell them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 18 hours ago, ArtVandelay said: And no door so every takeoff results in the contents being dumped onto the floor. Tom There's a small stepdown inside and it holds a cell phone nicely without it falling out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragedracer1977 Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 2 hours ago, LANCECASPER said: http://www.dallasavionics.com These folks sell them Ok, how much? I’m not a dealer and they won’t sell to non dealers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithium366 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Hm. Can anyone post what they are asking? Pictures are nice but price is a mystery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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