TR160 | Unpacking | Initial inspection | CAD
By late 2023 I had settled on the Trak Racer TR160 as my platform of choice for the Mk.VII.
I used
TinkerCAD to think about how I was going to mount the panels.
The plan was to:
- Get an MDF panel CnC cut as a prototype
- When happy with that, get the panel made in aluminium
Well, the arrival of my TR160 from Trak Racer put that plan on pause.
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23 boxes of high quality kit.
Why?
The build quality and sturdiness of the TR160 components is above and beyond what I expected.
The TR160 mounting solutions are:
- Rugged, with hight structural integrity, far beyond what I had previously experienced in my home cockpit environment.
- Versatile in terms of attachment position in the pit
- Easily adjustable
- Far beyond what I could have designed. These guys have solved a lot of problems.
- Far cheaper in $$$
- Far cheaper in time
I look forward to using the bespoke mounting solutions from Trak Racer. The option of designing a custom instrument panel is by no means off the dance card, but much less likely.
That's how I feel now. Let's see how the process evolves!
Mk.VII mockups in TinkerCAD, based on the TR160 dimensions.
The final result will be quite a way from my 1992 effort:
MiGPit Mk.I. but you can see the connection!