I’ve purchased a new tool. At least I like to use the word “tool” as opposed to “toy,” which is likely more accurate. I feel like this could help the project in a few ways, but currently I’m trying to machine an actuator arm or lever arm for the new oil cooling door shaft I’ve […]
Addressing the tapered cooling fins requires a lot of math, a little bit of template making, and some help from Send Cut Send. I’ve cut the old cylindrical lower baffles off, and begun test fitting various designs of conical baffles that should seal up around the tapered cooling fins. After drawing them up on-screen, I’ve […]
It seems I’ve misplaced my cut for the oil door, pushing it too far inboard. At the same time, I don’t see how I could have aligned it more outboard. Because of the prefabricated dimensions of some parts, the actual door is now misaligned with my cut, and therefore cannot function. I’ll be forced to […]
I don’t know how much detail I’ll add here, as there will be ample documentation in the videos, but initial fitting of the oil cooler, oil cooler mount, oil cooler plenum, and oil cooler door has begun. Most of this was purchased or provided by ShowPlanes, who were great at talking me through the needs […]
Baffling is something, based on build logs, I anticipate to be working on for a while. That said, so far progress has been swift, with much of the rear baffling already fit. Slight modifications were made to some of the parts to account for variations between the Lycoming castings and the Continental that I’m working […]
Now that I’m in the weeds trying to figure out the ancillary components of the engine, I’m realizing how little I know about all of this. The fuel servo came separate, and I can’t even tell which way it is supposed to align. Images from the cable bracket manufacturer don’t match images from Van’s or […]
One of the first operations was installing the governor and cable mount. This required reclocking the governor, which required adding safety wire back in–my first foray into the skilled trade of safety wire. I think I have it set up correctly, but won’t know until control cables are passed through the firewall. For that I […]