Nothing to report from the hangar (but did have a lovely long weekend in Long Beach) other that it is starting to get properly hot in the desert. I am determined to find some hours but it is going to…
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Engine Mount Brackets (3 hr)
Next up in front of the firewall are the engine mount brackets. These are big heavy lumps of aluminium that sit on rubber barry mounts that act as shock absorbers for the engine. They come undrilled of course because to…
Radiator Expansion Bottle (2h)
Beautiful day for flying out here in the Valley today, mid-80s, calm winds, clear and a million. But I am stuck on the ground until I can get (at least most) of the pieces on the hangar floor attached to…
Throttle Bellcrank (1h 30m)
I knew I wouldn’t be up for drilling into the windshield so back to the firewall side of things and putting a few things on before the engine comes out of the crate. The throttle bellcrank goes across the firewall…
Windshield Installation Preparation (2 hr)
Today was the last day that I could get Allen’s help before the summer break and with a hard stop deadline I wanted to get any and all window trimming done while he was around. Because of that there are…