Cowling Day4: Camloc Prep
TLDR Prepped the cowling for camloc Details From yesterday’s work, I decided to install all camlocs around the firewall stiffener so I can get the finalized location for coolant radiators, s...
TLDR Prepped the cowling for camloc Details From yesterday’s work, I decided to install all camlocs around the firewall stiffener so I can get the finalized location for coolant radiators, s...
TLDR Installed the oil pressure sensor line Started to fit coolant fluid lines Details Pressure Sensor Line On the oil sensor, there is a line going into the airbox. This is used to measu...
TLDR Worked on a lot of misc tasks on the firwall forward section: Counter-sunk all camloc socket mounting points Added more heatshield on firewall Organized wires Installed fuel lines o...
TLDR Worked on the bottom cowling Drilled pilot holes for the camlocs Painted the stiffener strip Details Bottom Cowling For most of the day, I cut and sanded the bottom cowling. It’ th...
TLDR Test fitted cowling on the firewall Made jig to hold cowling in place at the front Cut & fitted the top cowling Details This entry is a summary of about 2 days’ work. I’ve lost ...
TLDR Replaced the factory exhaust pipe with the Sling custom version Details It was a long day cutting and fitting the exhaust pipe. Some heavy tools were used and it was nerve wrecking cutt...
TLDR Installed the loom sealing bracket on the firewall Zip tied the cables some more Details Sealing Brackets Now that the engine harness are connected, I installed the firewall loom sea...
TLDR Started modifying the exhaust pipe. Details On the Rotax 915, Sling wants me to cut off a section of the straight exhaust pipe and replace it with a bent pipe. Measuring Sling provide...
TLDR Installed custom mount for the wing connectors Details During the Midwest Panel Builder’s visit a couple of weeks ago, they offered to make me a custom mount to secure the wing connecto...
TLDR Finished replacing the rear fuselage rib at CF-RIB-007-R-C-3 Details Rear Fuselage Rib Replacement Continuing from last week’s work, I finished putting on the remaining rivets of the r...