Tom "retired" late last year but took another job that has him splitting time between the coasts.  As a result, he is very difficult to get hold of, e-mails got lost in a hundred he gets every day and my guess is that he does not have the time to make the kits.   Several years ago, he offered it all...

Progress.  And not a single rivet was harmed!   From: RB Lists - RV8 [mailto:support@rivetbangers.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 4:40 PM To: rv8@rivetbangers.com Subject: Firewall Blanket   Finished cutting out my firewall blanket yesterday. I bought it from Abbey at Flightline Interiors. h...

There are two fastback mods that I know of.  ShowPlanes is popular and converts the canopy to a tip over.  Tom Clark has a kit that retains a slider canopy.  If you do a search on Doug Reeves site, I’m sure you can find ShowPlanes.  Tom operates a little under the radar but can be reached at Clarktm...