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Battery mount finished (well, mostly)
And here’s the mostly-finished mount:
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Hours Logged: 1.5
A bit more battery mount progress
Whew – it’s been a busy few days out here. We had evening events both Thursday and Friday, so no after-work shop time those days. Then I spent all day yesterday helping my brother move, and today was lots of … Continue reading
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Hours Logged: 1
More battery mount progress
Next, it was time to start sketching up the actual outside of the mount. Here I basically just worked between the mount holes and tried to remove as much unnecessary material as possible. I got as far as rough-cutting the … Continue reading
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Hours Logged: 2
Battery mount progress
The rest of the holes were pretty easy; in all cases I initially drilled #30 to match the existing hole size in the firewall, then I went back and enlarged each hole to #12 for an AN3 bolt. Next up … Continue reading
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Battery mount layout
So as alluded to last time, the work since then has revolved around nailing down the battery box mount layout. Basically, I did some incremental trimming on the mount plate I rough-cut last time out, and then transferred some of … Continue reading
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Hours Logged: 2.5
Even more firewall layout
Next was the age-old problem – working out the battery mount area. I’ve mulled this one to death, over and over again, and it’s past time to stop mulling and start doing. At first I was going to use some … Continue reading
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Hours Logged: 2
Still playing with the firewall layout
Well, the work ethic still hasn’t been great, but I keep trying to chip away. Over this past weekend I did some more poking around with how to lay out firewall stuff. Deciding on the battery box position and orientation … Continue reading
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Hours Logged: 3
Flywheel magnet install, baffle tinkering
Next, after drilling all the holes, each one gets tapped for an allen-head set screw, which will be used to put the magnet in the proper radial position. Note the markings inside the flywheel; this is the #1 trigger hole … Continue reading
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Hours Logged: 2
Fuel line routing/install
Then it makes the turn forward and is secured to the #3 intake pipe: And finally it loops around front to the injection servo. I’d initially thought I’d secure it to the prop oil line (the hard tube visible nearby), … Continue reading
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Hours Logged: 1