Tag: Rear Window

Finish progress

The last tube of “Proseal” on the project!

Rear window sealing in process…

The last little Indian…

Masking removed and it turned out OK! The few little blobs of escaped sealant will rub right off tomorrow.

Heat shield applied to lower cowling. It’s not gorgeous, but should be effective.

Lower cowling back on the airplane (for the first time in a LONG while) to measure the inlet to air ramp gaps.

My trusty assistant waits beneath… — with Jean Balch.

Clamping strips clamped to lower cowling and floxed.

Finish, canopy installation

Canopy side skins clecoed in place.

Canopy side skins clecoed in place.

Canopy weighted for drilling.

First canopy clecos in place. This is right about when I realized that the rear window had to come out – and so did those first fourteen canopy clecos. It all went right back in place, of course.

My trusty rivet bucker and drilled hole backer.

Canopy side skin and aft frame drilling underway.

Initial canopy side skin and aft frame drilling complete. — with Jean Balch.

Canopy side skin and aft frame drilling complete.

Canopy side skin and aft frame drilling complete.

Canopy side skin and aft frame drilling complete.