We've been working on a lot of various parts over the last few days. We finally got all the brake plumbing complete and got the brake fluid bled. It took some effort to remove all the air bubbles.
The front of the cowl received 3 layers of fiberglass over the foam shape in near the propeller. After allowing the epoxy to cure a lot of sanding was done to smooth the transition. We're planning on adding fasteners on the inside of the cowl air openings hear the propeller hub. This area needed some attention with fiberglass to give enough room for fasteners.
To make the site tube more visible on the header tank, Ed is fabricating an aluminum shroud that will also have a hash pattern that will greatly improve the header tank level. This is just a back-up since we also have a fuel level sensor on tank that turns on a red LED on the dash if the level ever drops below a set value.
Hours: 8
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| Peel-ply over the top of the fiberglass addition on the upper cowl |
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| Fixing the lower cowl to allow for fasteners |
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| West System epoxy in use |
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| Ed working on header tank site gauge shroud |
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