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 finished
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
Aerosport Hinge Pin Covers
Completed the first part of installing the Aerosport Products Hinge Pin Covers.
Alternator, Baffles, Oil Breather
Started by installing the alternator. Pretty straight forward. Then I installed the baffles for what I hope is the last time. Next, I installed the
Cowl sanding
Just sanding down the filler I added yesterday…
Cowling Body Work
Working on getting the cowling looking all smooth and pretty!