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.

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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

Prop prep, cabin heat, and sniffle tube

Uncrated the prop.

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Match drilled and clecoed the spinner plate doubler to the spinner plate.  Marked and cut out the center of the spinner plate with a skill saw. I cleaned it up with files, and a bit of emory cloth. I scuffed and primed the plate and the doubler then riveted them together. I attached the spinner plate assembly to the back of prop and re-torqued the bolts. The prop is now ready to be mounted to the engine.

Installed the heater muffs and associated SCAT hoses.

Fabricated and installed the sniffle tube.

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Today’s Time (hours): 8.0
Finish kit (hours): 231.0
Total Time (hours): 965.0