Firewall forward components

Alternator mount bracket installed and safety-wired.

Alternator installed. Several of the bolts are yet to be final-torqued, as the alternator’s final position is determined after mounting the prop.

Best to drape the alternator belt roughly in place now, lest one forget it until after the prop bolts have been torqued.

Alternator power wire installed and secured.

The new prop emerging from its nest.

Ta-da! Seventy-four inches of Hartzell goodness…

Spinner plate and doubler ring in process…

Spinner plate rough cut accomplished.

Spinner plate, doubler ring, and front spinner bulkhead ready for priming.

Spinner plate, doubler ring, and front spinner bulkhead primed.

Spinner plate and doubler ring riveted.

Prop has been placed in the workshop to come up to temperature overnight.

It’ll be mounted tomorrow and torqued later in the week after the special extension crowfoot wrench arrives.

Firewall forward continued…

The last four (at least for now!) Adel clamps loosely installed.

Mixture cable bracket installed.

Starter wiring underway.

Starter wiring complete.

Starter wires secured.

Fuel injector servo as received.

Fuel injector servo mount ready for its gasket.

Fuel injector servo installed and torqued. Inlet and outlet lines have also been connected and torqued.

Fuel injector servo installed and torqued. Inlet and outlet lines have also been connected and torqued.

Fuel injector servo installed and torqued. Inlet and outlet lines have also been connected and torqued.

Firewall forward underway

A fresh new Hartzell prop governor.

Prop governor bracket components being primed.

Interesting note that the governor bracket for the -8 was powdercoated steel and the -14A version is, obviously, aluminum.

The covered governor pad as received from Lycoming.

Cover removed and weeping a little oil.

Governor installed and torqued.

Governor bracket temporarily fitted, Adel clamps adjusted, and fuel injection line slightly massaged for clearance.

Fuel flow transducer (red cube) installed and fuel lines in process.

Sniffle valve installed and covered to prevent oil seepage.

Red cube and fuel line closeup.

Initial FWF Adel clamp installation in process. Eight of twelve are done with the others to follow tomorrow.

Initial FWF Adel clamp installation in process. Eight of twelve are done with the others to follow tomorrow.