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Originally Posted by FV1611A
It would be great to share other members experiences on the wing/ locker rebuilds. In particular if any drawings exist. I intend to survey mine and then produce some fabrication drawings in AutoCAD for replication etc.
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Wayne you have the remnants of lockers so these may be measurable & reproduceable. Mine was devoid of lockers.
So I initially made a mock-up out of ply & cardboard, then had the main outer panel cut for me. The problem was that trying to cut sides & fit them to together as a rigid structure was very difficult.
I wanted to carry some heavyish tools in the lockers & needed some rigidity on which to construct the lockers. I have no skills or facilities for sheet metal work so it had to grow on a frame. Once I was happy with the geometry of the frame then the locker could grow from that.
The precut side was inexplicably too long in one area & too short in another. In the end I fixed the panels on & then cut them to shape. I was helped by seeing on photos that the rear panel was bolted on & implied some sturdiness underneath.
I realise on your production Pig that the locker is longer & has a fold down side. There is one of those here & I think a matching side panel is in a lock up in Reading
