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  • Baffle and rudder pedals

    Tonight I finished deburring all the baffle parts. It’s tedious because of all the unusual shapes and bends. I will go over it once more with a scotchbrite pad before final assembly. I’m ordering my interior from Classic Aero Design and I needed to provide the distance from the firewall to the approximate location of…

  • Engine baffle

    Tonight I got started on the engine baffle. I had my friend Mike over to help out and it’s a good project to jump in on. We went through the inventory and confirmed everything was there. Then he got started on deburring everything while I spent some time cleaning up the shop. We got started…

  • Wire organization

    Today I spent a couple hours finishing up the sensor connectors and wire routing for the ignition wires, and sensor wires. Here’s the left side of the engine with the wires secured and routed somewhat correctly. I will probably need to adjust it when I install the oil cooler. I used some adel clamps and…

  • Engine temp probes

    Yesterday I spent about an hour measuring and trimming the engine monitor temp sensors to their correct lengths. I then crimped on the blade style connectors that will hook to the EGT and CHT sensors. I still have to fabricate the fuel flow sensor wires and a few other probes in the engine bay before…

  • Exhaust

    I received my exhaust on Friday. It’s a special 4 pipe exhaust from Vetterman Exhaust. The standard RV 7 exhaust won’t work with the Superior Cold Air sump I have on my engine. I spent a couple hours prepping and then fitting the exhaust on the engine. (Ignore the boxes) one thing I need to…

  • Cables and wires

    Today I spent a few hours working on the ELT DIN wire, which is the power, ground, and GPS serial Rx. This allows the ELT to transmit GPS location. I soldered the shielded 3 conductor wire to the connector, insulated it with some silicone, then soldered the short 4th wire, which is connected to a…

  • Installed ELT and ADS-B

    Edit: I have since installed it the correct way – Post The goal for the weekend was to install the Vans ELT mount and the ELT in the plane. It’s mounted on the right side behind the baggage bulkhead. The Vans mount has you use blind rivets to attach the bracket on the stringers than…

  • Hoses

    Happy new year! Yesterday I got a box of hoses from Tom at TSFlightlines. First and foremost, I want to say that it was some of the greatest service I’ve had from any supplier during my project. A couple weeks ago I sent an email expressing interest, and Tom immediately responded. A few back and…

  • Big Cut

    Today I spent a few hours in the garage working on the canopy. Goal for the day was to make the big cut. I started by putting the canopy on my work bench and screwed down some scrap wood to hold he canopy in place. The whole cut took about 15 minutes, mainly because I…

  • Canopy

    Last weekend I started on my canopy. I did the initial trim cuts to get rid of the clamping flange. Here’s the canopy on the benches with the rear flange marked for cutting. I cut all four sides off. Today I spent the whole day working on the canopy, trimming it to fit. Here’s the…