The FWF kit is here! It’s the smallest kit yet, so inventorying didn’t take long at all…
Category: FWF
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
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
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
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
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
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
Baffling beginnings
Tonight, I started fabrication of the engine baffles. Pretty straight forward, and it was fun to get back into some good old fashion aluminum work!
More baffle construction
Put some more work in on the baffle general construction. It’s still all pretty straight forward…
Baffle ramps
Tonight I worked on getting the baffle ramps to fit properly. It’s a little “futzy” getting everything to line up just right, so there was
More ramp work
There is a lot of tweaking to get the ramp areas just right. There is also a fair bit of work to get the baffles
Ramp work… again
Tonight, I worked on the ramps again. This time, I was working on constructing the curved transitions from the flat bottom of the ramp the
And more ramp work
Yup. Ramp work again. This time, I got the transition curves match drilled, and located, match drilled, and cut out the opening for the heater
Initial baffle trimming
I started the baffle trimming. It all comes oversizes and needs to be trimmed to within about 1/4″ of the cowl top once it’s in
Baffle final trim
After the rough trim last night, I was able to put the cowl top on, but I still needed to get the right clearance between