Today I spent a few hours installing the landing gear and wheels. It was an extremely tight fit, but by design.  Here’s the right landing gear bolted in place and torqued. This will be painted over. Same as the left.  It looks so cool.  The plane is much taller now that it’s on its gear.…

Tonight I wanted to mount the engine mount in preparation for hanging the engine in a few weeks. It took some force, but I managed to install it tonight.  I only have the 4 outside bolts installed. The remain two on the bottom I didn’t install yet because I need to fabricate some shims. Here you…

Today I received my engine! Its AWESOME! I ordered mine from Superior Air Parts. The engine is an XP-IO360-B1HD2. It’s 185hp with a cold air induction system and duel P-Mag electronic ignitions. It’s going to be incredible!  Here’s a shot from the back of the engine, you can see the two P-Mags on the back…

Yesterday I spent several hours installing a bunch of firewall components. I started by drilling a 2″ hole for the stainless steel heater box. I then positioned it and drilled the two holes for mounting.  It came with a tube of firewall sealant, I lined the underside and then bolted it in place.  A tube…

Yesterday I spent a few hours working on the panel support angle.  This angle was drilled and then notched with the bandsaw so that it can follow the contour of the panel.  Here’s how it looks as it takes form. I then drilled this to the panel with a #30 bit for the -4 rivets. …

It’s been a while since I’ve had time to work on the project. I received a box from Vans a few days back containing the wheel innertubes and main landing gear. I installed the tubes into the tires and then assembled the wheels. Once I install the landing gear I will install the wheel bearings…

This is a two part update I finished inventorying my finishing Kit. There are three items on backorder that should be in a couple weeks. I’ve stored everything on my shelves and the big parts are managed with.  I also got some work done on the fuselage. I finished the center tunnel cover. It mounts…

I received my Finishing almost two weeks ago now, and I finally had the time to inventory it.  The biggest thing in the crate is obviously the canopy, which is now sitting on the couch.  It happens to fit perfectly, and is resting on some pillows. The only parts I did not receive are the…