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Author Archives: pclifton
Injector line reroute
From the other side, we can see how the nice billet mount was reused to secure the line: This was very satisfying, but it left one more question: supporting the rear baffle. Normally, there’s a brace that goes from the … Continue reading
Posted in Firewall Forward
Hours Logged: 1
Injection servo mount fix
This led to a surprisingly long and tortuous discovery session. You see, at a glance, it looked like the studs I ordered were too short to fully engage the sump while also providing enough length for the servo and the … Continue reading
Posted in Firewall Forward
Hours Logged: 1
Lower cowl attach do-over
Yep, I’m back at it. I didn’t do a lot – in fact the stuff I’ll write about here happened over the course of a couple days – but it’s something, right? I’ve been thinking about this change for a … Continue reading
Posted in Cowl
Hours Logged: 1
Prepping for the lower cowl trim
Next, I got the cowl halves installed on the airplane, and pulled the halves together at the aft end with a ratchet strap. This allowed me to go around and use that same tape line on the fuselage to draw … Continue reading
Posted in Cowl
Hours Logged: 1
Even more cowl mating
That was the simple part, however. The basic task in getting the forward mating surfaces right is to carefully massage the four points of contact: the two sides of the prop spinner area, and the outboard corners. What I’m going … Continue reading
Posted in Cowl
Hours Logged: 2.5
More cowl mating work
…and to bring the rear into alignment, I used the usual method of wrapping a ratchet strap around and using it to pull the lower cowl up against the fuselage:
Posted in Cowl
Hours Logged: 1
Fitting the cowl halves together
But the junction still isn’t quite flush, as a picture from inside the spinner opening shows:
Posted in Cowl
Hours Logged: 1