Tag: Masking

Firewall forward systems progress

Two of three duct tee SCAT hose hookups in place.

Final fuel line (from firewall to engine-driven pump) connected!

Last of the duct tee SCAT hose hookups in place. The large Adel clamp suspending the hose from the engine mount is another of those cantilevered clamp arrangements and its screw/washer/nut were a first-class bitch to get started, even with all of the usual “tricks” in play.

Various oil cooler inlet and support components being primed.

Cooler inlet assembly riveted together.

Cooler inlet assembly tape masked for application of RTV.

Oil cooler fittings installed.

Oil cooler ‘P’ seals installed.

Firewall forward, finish, cowling progress

Snorkel marked for initial trimming to air filter frame.

Snorkel marked for initial trimming to air filter frame.

Snorkel marked for initial trimming to fuel servo.

Snorkel being reformed (via heat gun and pressure (I used both the beer bottle and hammer handle)) to clear the Cylinder 2 intake tube.

Air filter frame and snorkel drilled together in final position.

Air filter frame and snorkel floxed together.

Upper cowling interior coated with epoxy resin.

Lower cowling interior coated with epoxy resin.

Empennage fairing interior coated with epoxy resin

Firewall forward component assembly

Left forward baffle and air filter mount assembly.

Right forward air ramp with inlet screen.

Right forward air ramp with inlet screen.

Right forward air ramp with inlet screen and air dam. Probably not much use for that down here in sweltering Florida, but we’ll see how it goes, temperature-wise.

Right forward baffles and air ramp assembly.

Forward baffles masked for RTV.

The RTV looks messy now, but it’ll be fine when the tape is removed in a few hours.