The remaining interior miscellanea painted.
Left main wiring harness in progress.
Right main wiring harness in progress.
12v power port installed and wired.
Finish, components in process
Tag: Finish
Finish, components underway
Elastomer pad installed and safetied.
Nose gear elastomers installed to nose gear link. All hardware for gear mounting located and bushings fit to weldments as necessary.
Interior miscellany deburred and dimpled as necessary. Nutplates and doubler riveted.
Interior miscellany deburred and dimpled as necessary. Nutplates and doubler riveted.
Some of the interior miscellany being painted. More to follow tomorrow.
I did all these parts as get-aheads, since I need to dispose of the crate prior to landing gear installation on Tuesday. Space in my garage is at an ever-increasing premium.
Finish, canopy installation
Canopy forward seals installed.
Canopy side seals installed.
Canopy back inside for the duration.
Nose gear leg and fork ready for installation.
Landing gear components ready for installation.
Finish continued…
The engine mount is on and torqued!
It went right on, all holes lined up, and the various bolt pads all sit perfectly flush with the firewall. Looks as though Van’s solved their early -14 welding issues, thankfully.
The engine mount is on and torqued!
Final subpanel sealing completed. Light check performed on all seals and touchups done where necessary (only three spots).
Final subpanel sealing completed.
