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HOW TO: REMOVABLE WHEEL PANTS

TEXT & PHOTOS BY GERRY YARRISH 10 steps for a simple bolt-on setup STEP 1 The equipment and materials needed are few. You need the spring aluminum landing gear and wheels, a Du-Bro axle fitting and wheel collars, a Dremel Moto-Tool with a cutoff wheel and grinding drum, Zap glue, kicker and Z-42 thread-lock, and 4-40 machine screws and blind nuts. If your wheel pants don't come with a plywood support block already glued into...

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