Friday, August 12, 2005

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Here's the payoff! My average speed for the 500 sm. mile race was 200.3 mph. Though my time was 3 mph faster last year, we had signifi...
Saturday, July 09, 2005

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Right after the successful test flight. Everything went smooth. I wound up the flight witha low approach down the runway and was looking at...

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Everything buttoned up! Annual completed, and ready to fly! 

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Alright! Moving right along. My some miricle, the plenum actually lines up with the rings! Someone must have made a mistake, things don...
Friday, July 08, 2005

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The master painter, Rob Hoskins, shows off his handiwork. Rob is a bike and car guy, so he pronounced my close to the pavement wheel cleara...

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Finally! Time for paint! I called my "little" brother, Rob down to help with the finishing touches. What a great help! 
Saturday, July 02, 2005

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Getting ready for paint! Filling work proceeds on the cowling. 

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Again, I skipped a lot of steps - sorry. To make the snouts I simply attached a block of foam onto the existing plenum with 5 min. epoxy. ...
Saturday, June 18, 2005

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Here you can see the gaping hole in the plenum, where I removed the previous duct used to connect to the old inlets. I'll get a couple p...

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Time for a trial fit. I do believe this is going to work. Next task is making inlet ductong to the plenum. 
Friday, June 17, 2005

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Two layers of glass applied to the foam. I should have shown a photo of the foam, before glassing, but I forgot to take it. 
Monday, June 06, 2005

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Trial fit for placement! Looking good. 

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Before I shape the outside, I think it is better to get started on mounting the inlets. First, I work on the cutouts. 

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Now, the cowl can be re-mounted on the engine. This is where I will do the final carving and shaping. 

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Again, using the Sawsall, I cut the foam directly over the existing split line, separating the cowl halves. 

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A chalkline is snapped on the new foam, directly over the old split line. I determined that I want the center on the inlet rings 11.5"...

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Here, I am working on the foam, with a long sanding board, to make it even with the foward lip of the cowl. The inlet rings will be flush i...

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Using my Milwaukee Sawsall, with a 12" saw blade, I started removing the stuff that didn't seem to belong. 

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Plastic removed, ready for carving. 

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I then wrapped plastic around the blocks then dumped in more two-part foam.