The instructions call for four layers of "D" fabric which is listed as a 12oz UNIDIRECTIONAL material for the outsides of the UFS recess side panels. There is nothing in there about using Carbon, but for whatever reason my brain went straight to "Carbon UNI" and stayed there and since I only have 9oz Carbon Uni, I figured up the cloth weight required (48oz) and then converted it over to the 9oz cloth. (48oz required / 9oz per layer = 5.33 layers rounded up to 6 for a total fabric weight of 54oz)
I guess you can see where this is going - the total fabric weight is up just slightly, but the strength is probably 200+% over-spec...
Let's just keep smiling and move along, shall we?
Next step will be to lightly sand these down a little before shimming out the sides out and getting the pivot pin bushings lined up so I can glue on the three layers of fiberglass over the top which will secure the sides together forming the actual recess for the Upper Folding Strut.
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