There was a few things on this list this morning before flying the airplane again. As usual, things took longer than planned this morning, starting with procaffeinating. The before flying tasks consisted of doing another inspection on the engine compartment area since I had been gone for almost a week. I also wanted to goContinue reading “Maintenance and Flying”
Category Archives: Cowl
Air, spark, and starter
Greg and I are continuing working on engine stuff. There is a relatively long task list. But we actually checked quite a few things off today. Greg spent a lot of time working on the air induction system. He got the alternate air door/filter mount fit to the firewall and drilled to match the mounting.Continue reading “Air, spark, and starter “
Brakes, Baffles, and Wipe
Today Greg came over and he spent a lot of time working on baffles. I helped here and there in between different things. I think we can say that we have the lion’s share done on the metal pieces. All sections seem to be fitting well now and most anchor points are reinforced and mounted toContinue reading “Brakes, Baffles, and Wipe”
Inventory Management fail
Started today by working on the brake system. About as far as I got was mounting the reservoirs to the master cylinders. I figured out that I didn’t have the right tubing to make the transition from the master cylinder to the fuselage lines. I had nylaflow, and need nylaseal. It seems that I needContinue reading “Inventory Management fail”
Home again, Home again, gigity goo!
Made it home from work today, and still managed to get into the Garaggio. My plan was to put micro filler on the cowl repairs. And I did. But that wasn’t all. While I was at work this week, I started making a list of the things that still need to get done. So IContinue reading “Home again, Home again, gigity goo!”
Pipe Clearance
The cowl layup I did yesterday was cured so it is time to hack away at some more carbon and foam. In this photo you can see we are adding a fair amount of volume to the interior of the exhaust tunnels. Of course, a safety selfie for mom’s benefit… A mixture of a fein saw,Continue reading “Pipe Clearance”
More of the same
This is a short post for a full day of work. Greg and I continued work securing baffle pieces, adding doublers and nut plates, and riveting things together. There is still more of this to come to finish out the accessory case baffles and inter cylinder baffles. We also got the first layup in theContinue reading “More of the same”
Holy Cow-l
Greg and I spent the majority of the day in the Garaggio. Greg mostly worked on baffles, and I worked on wiring and the cowl fit. For the baffles, Greg had to do a little bit more trimming, then it was locating and drilling holes to secure pieces together and to the engine. In someContinue reading “Holy Cow-l”
It’s time
to get the firewall on this beast. That is all that is holding up remounting the engine. Which is what is holding up the remainder of engine hook ups like throttle and mixture cable. Which is what is holding up first engine start. This project is a big domino effect, and I can’t wait toContinue reading “It’s time”
Greg and I
I had a very welcome appearance from Greg today. He has been busy with trips and such that has kept him from the Garaggio when I have been around, and I have been working when he has been around. It was nice to have someone in the shop today, not only for the increased productivity,Continue reading “Greg and I”
the Garaggio 