It's been a busy few weeks working on the fiberglass components of the airplane.
The main goal is to get it 'Paint Ready' before November.. tick tock! That means riveting on the cowling components, putting in rivnuts on the wheel pants, installing the wing tips, etc.. The most time spent was on the wing tips. I used the straps to push them into the place against the leading edge of the wing in addition to widening the wing tip to match the shape of the wing. Once in place, I match drilled the holes and then countersunk the fiberglass. There were parts that weren't reinforced with the second layer of fiberglass underneath, so I figured I would add some additional strength by applying SikaFlex to the bonding of tip to the wing. Some other items I worked on were the ECU mounting and shaving off enough muffler to slip in the factory supplied muffler extension. Lastly, my Fuel System arrived! This is the last bit of components I'll need to finish up the plane. I inventoried the components and some fittings were on back order, but overall I can make a dent in the installation here soon. Next up, I'll be permanently mounting the cover over the heater section so I can trim the windshield and I'll also be adding the fasteners to the cowling to the fuselage. Comments are closed.
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