Hangar Flying

I'm having an idea. There are no hangars available for rent here. Or anywhere within 50 miles of here. Waiting lists are hundreds long. BUT, there is a large hangar here at Zephyrhills that rents by the quarter floor. Could fit up to 4 builders/planes there. Would work out to be $250 or so each. I'm one. Anyone else think they might want to consider this? Zephyrhlls is a bit north of Tampa, Florida. Just an abtract thought. 2 x  5000 ft runway, cheapest gas.

I'm sitting at home seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Painting is now about to start. Hangar is about to be available. Perhaps it will actually make noise and move soon. Hmmm....now I see it more clearly, I'm actually having some fears. A lot of my plane was built before I got her, though in a very basic form. Seems well built. Can't find any evidence of shoddy work, poor quality materials. Attention to detail is excellent. So why am I worried? Simple. With little to base my experiance on, I look at the 2 little pins and 2 bolts in the canard and think...is that really strong enough? The wings bolt on with 3 bolts....seems like way too weak. Now my dreams of flight drift into visions of losing a wing or canard, unable to get out of the spinning cockpit to open the chute.  I can find NO evidence of failure of this type. No NTSB reports (and I read all I could find)that talk of airframe failure. Is this a common fear?  I invite comments and encourage the mental support I'm hoping for. Its really illogical to think this way, but can't help it....help!!

Anyone got cutouts for the 0-320 engine updraft cooling baffles for the Long EZ?
My plans only come with the 0-235 standard ones, could use someones old cutouts if possible. Last construction hurdles under attack!!

No luck on affordable hangars in my area. I am asking around, emailed a couple of people I have heard of locally, but I am looking for Canard owners that can, might, share a hangar space/cost,  in the Tampa area. Vandenburg, Zephyrhills, maybe Brooksville are good locations. Let me know soon, before I give up and try to finish under a shade hangar. (Only current option) Mostly just needs assembly and odds and end work.

Martin in Zephyrhills,  Long EZ

Here is a pic of the new digital panel for my Long EZ project. It would be finished faster if I could find a hangar in my area, prob later this year.
Contains Dynon EFIS, dig navcom, only old thing is the AT50 transponder (not in the case here). Trio AP, Alt hold, Simple TCAS fitted as panel mount. New Avmap IV GPS installed as panel with autopilot feed. Fuel flow. There are engine gauges fitted to the armrests and I also used auto pillar mounts for egt and oil temp.  As I'm not using steam gauges for primary flight there is a backup power supply for the avionics bus.

Got my gear and air brake installed. Only gear issue was a stuck "down" switch that threw me for awhile. Otherwise the Wright gear seems fine and I'm impressed with its build quality. The $98 Ebay actuator I got for my airbrake also seems a easy retrofit. The limit switches do a good job and a simple stick switch to a relay board gives great results. Total cost $110. Not bad. I also switched my panel to aluminum and mounted an Avmap EKP IV next to my Dynon Efis. oooooo,  that looks cool. I had to mount some gauges in the arm rests to make room, but will all look good once complete. I'm a stickler for cockpit happiness and want it to be my dream spot for years to come. Wil post some oics once complete for referance.

First of all, let me say I'm not trying to steer anyone here. My only experiance with this is my current installation of a Wright made gear. Just thought I'd throw in a point. The glasswork is really a minimal piece that takes maybe 60 mins. The whole thing could be done in a weekend and uses the same holes as before for mounting. I don't know about other systems, but I chose this one using my limited knowlege but I'm quite happy. Steve has continued to improve the system as time has gone on  and maintains a very high quality.
Just wanted to share info.

Just an Ebay store called wizardautomotive. They have a pic or I can take one. I havn't started installation yet, but will prob post something on it. I want to promote more recent postings on these things as many are from history using hard to find parts. I personally like the unit, its light and functions very well on the bench. Auto stop limit switches built in.
Will follow up. Price bid $98 or buy it now for $104. I have no connection with the store outside of buying from them.