Kit #7 arrived

[rodsmith]

Where did you source the high temp zip ties?

[Utah-Jay]

Over the past few days I have been securing lines and hoses in the FWF area using high temperature zip ties and silicon tubing to create standoffs so there is no rubbing or chaffing.

[Utah-Jay]

Rear windows went in today for the last time. I used Butyl sealant tape to seal against water leaks. As you can see form the photos there is a bit of putty removal needed, but I want to give it a few days to really settle in before I remove the excess.

[Utah-Jay]

When your jet lag and work hangover are so severe you don’t trust yourself to work on the plane you do this
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Then the next day I did some of this
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Back to working on the plane today

[Utah-Jay]

How do you ruin a perfectly good 5/16ths drill bit? Use it to upsize the stinger tailwheel spring.
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But it is all done and installed with a close tolerance AN175-15 bolt
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After drilling it out, both the spring and the mounting hole, both were reamed. Note: pull the reamer through

[Utah-Jay]

95+% of my baffling/engine cooling prior to engine start are completed, it was a multi month process. The last part was slicing the rear silicone so slide into the U-supports for a night airtight fit.

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[Utah-Jay]

Installed nearly the last of the silicon sheets for the cooling, I have the under the front ramp to do, but that is super ease. I actually doubled up the “thin” black stuff that cam with the Vans kit so it would be stiffer. I just did not want the red/orange visible below the front ramps

Tomorrow starts the trimming
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[Utah-Jay]

Of course there was more more on the engine cooling
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I wrapped a cabin heat scat tube with anti-chaff tape in case there is any

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Wrapped the front end of the same cabin heat system with Kevlar heat shield as it is close to the exhaust. I also put a double standoff to keep the scat tube from making contact with the exhaust
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[Utah-Jay]

Still working on cooling, installed the silicone on the baffling on both sides and applied RTV to seal it up.

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I also put an adel clamp on the lower spark plug lines and CHT and EGT probe wires
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[Utah-Jay]

Primed all my baffling parts, painted the parts that are visible through the air intake.

Installed the front ramps and back sections, support braces are permanently in place. I also riveted the oil cooler plenum to the back baffle and RTV’ed it
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[Utah-Jay]

Airflow is all set and ducts cut to length including carb heat. The cabin heat scat tubing will be held away from the exhaust with high-temp zip ties and fuel hose

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[Utah-Jay]

rodsmith

I just could not leave the visible parts bare aluminum. At first I was just gonna prime them, then my OCD kicked in

[rodsmith]

Looks real nice, I've been debating leaving them bare aluminum, alodining them or priming them, not going to top coat mine.

[Utah-Jay]

Front left baffle ramp all riveted, primed and painted. Yeah there is a bit of a run, it will be corrected tomorrow
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[jaredyates]

Hang in there Jay, I remember also having weeks in the baffling.