Tag: Camlocs

Panel, finish, cowling continued…

My Stein Air panel in as-received condition – just removed from the crate for the first time since it arrived about four months ago. What a rat’s nest!!

A slightly wider view of the panel showing all of the radios and other miscellany. Lots to do.

Oil door drilled to the hinge gooseneck and the hinge door lugs drilled to the cowling.

Oil door and all components riveted and ready to fly.

A little gently relieving was necessary along the upper edge of the recess in order for the door to hinge properly.

Oil door and all components riveted and ready to fly.

A little gently relieving was necessary along the upper edge of the recess in order for the door to hinge properly.

One of my pending tasks finally checked off:

Empennage fairing and gap covers screwed down for keeps – or until the airworthiness inspection!

One of my pending tasks finally checked off:

Empennage fairing and gap covers screwed down for keeps – or until the airworthiness inspection!

Firewall forward, finish, cowling progress

Oil door fitting underway. It was actually not bad right out of the box – even the curve was a good match for the cowling.

Taped in place for drilling.

Camloc receptacles installed.

The upper edge will have to be trimmed/sanded/massaged a bit to accommodate the gooseneck’s horizontal flange. As it is right now, the edge of that piece butts against the edge of the cutout and won’t permit the door to sit down properly in its recess.

So, a bit more fiddling to do tomorrow.

Firewall forward systems continued…

Oil cooler tray assembly ready for installation.

Yep, you’re right – there’s no way to put a wrench, socket, or other tightening implement on that bolt head without removing the lowest Camloc flange. I tried everything that came to mind, but eventually had to do just that.

Camloc flange removed, bolt tightened, and flange about to be replaced.

Oil cooler tray installed.

I just set the oil cooler in place to check that its flange holes lined up with the tray nutplates.

Oil cooler and inlet assembly installed.

Oil cooler lines installed along with oil pressure line.

Oil cooler lines installed along with oil pressure line.

The oil pressure line needs to have its Adel clamp replaced (a ‘tomorrow’ task!) due to the firesleeved Aircraft Specialty line being too large, diameter-wise, for the original clamp.

Looking down at the two oil cooler hose connections.

Firewall forward, finish, cowling installation continued…

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.