Tag: Firewall
Firewall Electrical
I don’t have a lot of great photos for this post–just a bunch of video, unfortunately. I’ve installed an incredible amount of whirlwigs on the frontside of this thing: Battery: I went with an Odyssey battery. I looked at the EarthX battery but wasn’t comfortable investing so much in a battery that wasn’t going to […]
EP 4.5 Added Gear, Wheels, Brakes
EP3.2 Firewall, Bulkhead 704
Firewall “Complete”
Complete always comes with quotes. Nothing is ever “done” on this project… I primed the stiffeners and supports with the new white primer. I love the look. Everything was riveted together, but not without issues. Backriveting, no matter what I tried, did not produce great results. I’ve heard others have had this same issue. Best […]
EP3.1 Starting the Fuselage
Let the Fuselage Begin
We’re off and running on the fuselage. Starting with the firewall, I was able to get most of the supports clecoed to the stainless steel firewall. There are formed angles that have a “joggle” in them that I thought were malformed from the appearance versus the online image. Online shows a coordinated “lift” in the […]