Cylinders 2 and 4 installed

Apr 19 2010

Cylinders 2 and 4 installed

Today was a long day of work on the plane. It is hard to believe I have been working on the plane for a year and have put in 940 hrs on the project. The number of hours is not surprising given the plane was completely stripped of everything except the basic structure and an extreme amount of customization and design work done. I am determined to put out maximum effort for the next few months to get the project completed. Besides, I really want to fly the bird!

Tony stopped by to learn the finer details of installing engine cylinders.

Job well done! Doesnt he look happy.

Cylinders 2/4 are installed. I really like how the red crackle powder coating came out on the valve covers.

I needed to make a new bracket and bushings for the electronic ignition coils.

Simulated fuel injection lines were routed to determine the exact length needed. They will manufactured by Airflow Performance after I get the fuel servo back from Calif to check on the fuel outlet position before I commit to the finial lengths. I don’t want to be surprised when I put on the sump.

This is the stbd side