Today, I started off by riveting the baffle material I cut up last night in place. Then, I sanded down the filler I added around
Baffle material, Oil Door, and Heater Valve
Author: Ed
Oil door and baffle material
Today, I got most of the oil door finished. It takes a lot of fiddling to get the hinges and latches to work smoothly, while
Crank Sensors and Cowl Flap finishing
Part of the Lightspeed electronic ignition is a pair of sensors that tell the system the position of the crank. These sensors sit right behind
Oil Door and Coil Plate
I started working on the oil door today. I’m using a set of steel hidden hinges from McMaster Carr instead of the normal piano hinge.
Cowl Flaps finished
Finished up the cowl flaps today. The tricky part is the flaps were designed to go thru a thicker cowl, and needed to have spacers
Cowl flaps and service bulletins
I’m making another departure from the plans… this time with the design of the bottom of the cowl. The plans call for a set of
Cowl sanding and sealing
I started tonight by sanding down the filler I added yesterday. Then I did a quick sand of the cowl interior, cleaned it up, and
Aerosport Pin Covers finishing / body work
Finished up the last few steps to installing the Aerosport pin covers. Nothing to it! I also added a little more body filler to a
Backup alternator and engine block heater
Today, I installed the PlanePower 30amp backup alternator. This alt is mounted to the vacuum drive mount on the back of the engine, and should
Lightspeed Coil Mount Plate
I’m working on building a mounting plate to hold the 6 lightspeed coils. I’m planning on a plate that is mounted to the engine mount