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 […]
Starting with the glamor shot–the engine is hung. It took a few hours, and careful movements, but all-in-all was not that exhausting of a process. The scariest part is having $50,000 hanging from a bargain engine hoist. I’m incredibly excited to be at this portion of the build, and to keep the momentum up. Time […]
It has arrived. An added day delay by the freight company meant another day lost at work while I stayed home to unload and sign for this engine. However, it’s here now, and I’m blown away. Mostly by how little you get for $50,000. Kidding. The engineering is solid, and the new engine smell is […]
With the garage once again reorganized and my engine traveling across the US, I’m hitting final preparations for engine installation. I purchased an engine hoist which should help with the heavy lifting of not only the engine, but likely hanging the prop as well. There’s three or so days left until the big arrival, and […]
Well, it may be a bit premature, but I got a prop. The Whirlwind three-blade constant speed is about as close to a dream prop as I’ll ever get. I definitely went over-budget here, but folks said this would be the biggest performance upgrade I can expect–the most bang for my dollar. While I’d love […]
The finishing kit has arrived. On top of that, I’ve selected an engine and received my fuel system components. For a while, these elements will jump ahead of the panel and avionics. First up: The engine choice… I’ve gone with a Titan Experimental from Continental Engines. An IOX-370, low-compression with Airflow Performance fuel injection and […]