More fitment work on the lower cowl. I had trimmed the nose gear to the dimensions in the plans, but it just wasn’t enough. I
Lower cowl work
Author: Ed
Alt Air and FAB Nose Trimming
I got two things done today. First, I finished the construction of the Alternate Air Door. This consisted of trimming the fiberglass runners I constructed
Alt Air Door
I am not using the stock “alternate air door”. This is a feature that let’s you bypass the airfilter and cowl snorkle in the event
Prop Governor, Fuel Servo, and Filtered Air Box
More good progress today. I started by bolting the propellor governor on to the motor. This device controls the pitch of the propellor, using engine
Cowl Trimming, part 2
Picking up where I left off yesterday, I began by making sure the rear edge of the top cowl was perfectly aligned to the rest
Cowl cutting
Today was the beginning of the cowl fitting. I started by getting the front “ring” of the top and bottom cowl fitting correctly, and the
Spinner finished and prop bolted on
Like the title says, I finished up the little bit of work I had left on the spinner, mostly getting nutplates installed. Then I bolted
Engine Mounted
Yup. It actually happened this time! But before I mounted it up, I figured it would be easier to finish my control cable passthrus. The
Engine install — DELAYED!
So today was supposed to be a big day. Engine install! Well, I had my dad over to help with things. First, In installed the
Firewall Forward Kit Inventory
The FWF kit is here! It’s the smallest kit yet, so inventorying didn’t take long at all…