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tomreneau
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Re: Door to Strut Catches

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I see this thread is from quite awhile back. Does anyone still have a source for these?
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Re: Door to Strut Catches

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I have about 100, and it looks like Jeff has some, too...
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Re: Door to Strut Catches

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John can I send you a check and get three or four so I have an extra or two. My left side is getting weak too.
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Re: Door to Strut Catches

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Will do!
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Re: Door to Strut Catches

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tomreneau wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 11:04 pmWill do!
???
Do you still need them?
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Re: Door to Strut Catches

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the previous owner of my airplane riveted some magnets to the bottom edge of the doors and strapped a steel contact plate onto the wing strut. I'll get some pics tomorrow and share.
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Re: Door to Strut Catches

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Tried a few times today Jeff and phone was busy. I’ll try again tomorrow. Thanks.
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Re: Door to Strut Catches

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John I do. My email is tom@mec.com or to text 432-638-0732
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Re: Door to Strut Catches

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Is Jeff still here? The phone number doesnt work.
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Re: Door to Strut Catches

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hotrodmac wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:35 pm the previous owner of my airplane riveted some magnets to the bottom edge of the doors and strapped a steel contact plate onto the wing strut. I'll get some pics tomorrow and share.
Would love to see pics. Been considering doing something similar. My passenger side doesn’t line up with the catch so I need to do something different.
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