Tag: Angle Grinder

Installed baffles and snorkle

Installed the aft baffles.. Pretty straightforward. Only thing I needed to trim was a path for the Manifold pressure line form the number 3 cylinder.

 

Installed the forward baffles. Also straightforward. Needed to trim a bit where the left baffle meets the case just forward of the #2 cylinder.

 

Decided to go with safety wire to tie the bottom of the baffles together rather than the rods. After a bit of research this seems to be a tried and true method and it’s a lot easier to install and remove.

img_4999-1

 

Fit and trimmed the snorkel. clecoed/bolted it all in place and bonded it to the air cleaner frame with epoxy and flox.

 

Connected up the SCAT tubes for the oil cooler and cabin heat.

 

Today’s Time (hours): 8.0
Finish kit (hours): 293.0
Total Time (hours): 1027.0

Began TricycleLanding Gear & Engine Mount (Section 40A)

Screen Shot 2020-04-25 at 8.11.49 PM

 

Separated the gear attachment angles on the band saw. This is a hefty chunk of aluminum angle. It took a good 15 minutes to get through it on my puny band saw.

img_4619

 

I decided that a new tool was in order to make the diagonal cuts. So I picked up a DeWalt Angle grinder and some cutoff wheels. It cut like butter. It took all of five minutes to get both angles cut.

 

Scuffed the angles as well as the other parts. Ready for priming tomorrow.

 

Today’s Time (hours): 2.0
Finish kit (hours): 167.0
Total Time (hours): 901.0