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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.
Aft baffle mounting underway. Most of the various screws and bolts have yet to be affixed in this photo, but they’re all done now. Those baffles aren’t going anywhere!
Left air ramp underway – shown here after initial drilling to the air filter frame.
Drilling for nutplates underway.
Nutplates riveted to air filter frame.
Air filter frame forward edge trimmed to match the left air ramp profile.
Left air ramp screwed to air filter frame and left forward baffle mount riveted in place.
Right aft baffle with cylinder bridge installed. Ready for RTV.
Left aft baffle masking for RTV underway.
Right aft baffle masked for RTV.
Right aft baffle RTV applied.
Left aft baffle RTV applied.
Right aft baffle masking tape removed and RTV left to set up overnight.
Left aft baffle masking tape removed and RTV left to set up overnight.
That persnickety Camloc receptacle has been changed out for a floating type and that seems to have solved the problem.
Right side screw holes drilled.
Left side screw holes drilled.
On to the baffles! This is the entire collection of components in the sub-kit.
The first bits underway.
Baffles and doublers riveted and ready for the next step.
Some of the rivets joining these two pieces can’t be squeezed and must be driven. I had to get creative in order to do that on my own, but it worked out fine.
Ready for the next step.
Done and ready for the next step.
Aft right baffle ready for the next step.
Aft right baffle ready for the next step.
