Most of the left-side (and all of the central) wires now zip-tied up and out of the way. The Comm2/IBBS tray has been drilled to mount the backup alternator’s external regulator; installation is awaiting the arrival of two K1000-3 nutplates. It seems as though one is always awaiting the delivery of something or other on a project such as this…
Canopy jettison handle has been taped and painted. The idea was a sort of striped effect on the business end, but we’ll see how it turns out.
The panel has been drilled for the canopy jettison handle and its supporting snap bushing is now in place. The control cable bracket has been drilled for cables and mounted to the panel. Hope I don’t hit my head on the damn thing while working under the panel for the next few weeks.
BTW, for anyone interested in future, the sizes of the cable holes (for the stock Van’s cables) are, from left to right: ½”, ⅜”, ¾”, and ¾”.
For a guy of my size and limited flexibility, having to work on my back under there with my hands up over my head in a range of awkward angles is pure misery. Mark my words: I will NEVER do this again. Just ask Jeanie…
