![]() This part of the assembly is hand fabricated and match drilled, so is not part of any CAD database. I've always worried that the riskiest task would be to ensure the (existing)top skin (re-)aligns properly with the nut plates attached to the flange of the panel. I often think about updating it, but I, too, am concerned about the down time associated with ripping out the existing panel before having a new one ready to install. It ended working well and the panel is now 16 years old. When I built my -4, I generated a CAD file from Van's drawing. One well known company I called said they could cut the holes for me in a square sheet of metal and I could cut the upper curve out later. I have not found any computer program for designing a panel so I can play around with different layouts. I do not want to remove the old panel until I have the new one ready to bolt back into it, therefore keeping it in flying status. I am going to make a new instrument panel for my RV-4 which is my everyday flying machine.
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