Cowling Day5: Camlocs & Prepping the Inspection Doors
TLDR Installed camlocs Details Camlocs Tools: Snap ring tool Camloc pliers Countersink bit and 3.2mm countersink rivets. I match drilled the camloc holes on both the upper and low...
TLDR Installed camlocs Details Camlocs Tools: Snap ring tool Camloc pliers Countersink bit and 3.2mm countersink rivets. I match drilled the camloc holes on both the upper and low...
TLDR Installed coolant radiator Installed coolant lines Received EAA Tech Counselor visit Details The main goal today was to install the coolant lines. It ended up being a super long day...
TLDR Installed camlocs 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, so today I put...
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...