Feb 2005
Avanti panel repair
Bill,
 
I have many years experience repairing composite airplanes, my own and military.  If you have an open seam that you can pry open a bit you will want to open it as much as you can without causing further damage, scrape out any debris, sand or file surfaces if possible and flush area clean with alcohol.  After you are sure it is completely dry, inject two part epoxy resin into the delaminated area.  Evenly clamp the upper and lower surfaces together and cure for at least 24 hours before removing the clamps.
If do not have an open edge to pry open you will need to use the following method:
Using a #50 drill bit, on the lower surface drill holes spaced at .20-.25 inches in the delaminated area being careful to only drill through the lower skin.  Using a syringe, inject epoxy into the holes until you see it oozing out of the adjacent holes.  Do this for all the holes to ensure you have got epoxy in as much of the area as possible.  Wipe execess epoxy from the surface and tape over the injection holes with clear packing tape, duct tape or, if you can get it, ideally use flashbreaker tape.  Evenly clamp this area.  You will want to clamp over the upper and lower surfaces using plywood or anything that wont flex too much so there is even pressure that is parallel to the surface.  Only use enough clamping force to squeeze the surface to its normal state.  If clamping is not possible, the repair will still work okay if you get enough epoxy into the voids.  Good luck.
 
Greg Gullikson-------

You could mix the epoxy with flocked cotton, available from Aircraft Spruce online, as long as it is able to flow into all of the unbonded areas.  On the B2 bomber, all of these types of unbond were repaired with pure epoxy.  If you have any other fiberglass repairs to make on the car, you may want to consider getting a small kit of West Systems epoxy.  The epoxy and hardener come in cans with pumps that meter the correct amount of each.  I used this on my Avanti for many small fiberglass patch type repairs. 
 
Greg
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Dick;
I installed a "Red" Holley electric fuel pump, Model #801 (I think) and Safety
Pressure Switch #12-810.  I ordered it set to maintain a constant 5.5 pounds
of pressure.  Both are mounted just in front of the gas tank on the passenger
side on the inside of the side frame rail.  Bob Johnstone said he mounted his
just in front of the shut off valve along the driver side frame rail and that 
it is
VERY noisy.

There is a chrome plate made to cover Chrysler mechanical fuel pumps.  I used
it on the Avanti.  BTW, I maintained the return fuel line.

Good luck,
Rich

Richard Morris
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