I’m woefully behind on website updates, so here’s a placeholder and pictures on fabricating and installing brake lines.
Category Archives: Fuselage
The inventor of Adel clamps
…should be kicked in the ass then given a medal.
The tool that got away
Sometimes you see a really cool tool that you think about buying, but you don’t need it at the time – and when you do need it, it’s no longer available. Such is the case with the Terminal Tool.
I had originally bought a hydraulic crimping tool from Harbor Freight, but the dies that came with it weren’t compatible with quality Amp terminals.
Fortunately, a friend and fellow RV builder at KASH had a Terminal Tool. It’s easy to use, and makes first-rate crimps on large cables.
Preliminary prop position preparation
Before fitting the spinner I wanted to have the prop temporarily mounted on the engine. This took a bit of work that happened in parallel with a lot of other tasks. Here are some pics, with words to follow later.
Taking a breather
Finishing up the exhaust
Tearing a new orifice
More to follow on this one, but as a teaser, things didn’t go so well after this picture was taken…
I have no clever title for this throttle bracket post
…so you’ll just have to deal with the plain, unvarnished facts.
Two steps forward, one step back
Test-fitting the exhaust.
Problems with primary exhaust flange fit
Swapping out fuel injector servo mounting studs.
Fuel injection servo installed, intake masked off to keep stuff out.
Mounting the engine controls, starting with the mixture bellcrank.
Doubling up
So why all the screws?
