Hoses
Today was spent getting ready for glassing. I installed all the hoses I purchased last week which felt like a real step forward! Had to order some Adel clamps to install the hose system. This is the oil line. It could have been made with a singel hose, but I prefer to minimize the use of hoses and replace as much as possible with hard tubing. It will last the life of the plane and less chance of leakage.
The fuel hose requires a covering of fire stop for safety reasons.
Really like the cheap little tool you can buy which allows you to use safety wire to make hose clamps instead of ….hose clamps. I hate SCAT tubing and think hose clamps are ugly. In this case they were not needed anyway, so why use them.
I have to make some support plates for the RAM mounts in the front seat. I dislike wires showing unless absolutely necessary. When you see a plane with lots of wires showing it is an example of poor planning. Something was added after the plane was flying so the wires could not be submerged or hidden. In pPod’s case, all components are known so there shouldn’t be later add-ons. A hole was drilled in the RAM mount to allow the passage of the wires for the GPS. The base will be heavily glassed into the the plan to all it to support any weight component (such as a Garmin 496 or 696 GPS) which can be attached to the mount.
I tried tunneling through the foam to pull the wires though (to hide them), but gave up after a while in frustration so a slot was cut and the foam hollowed out. When done, it will be glassed over for an invisible repair. Isn’t fiberglass great stuff!
Tags: Structure
LongEZ Upgrade, Oil Heat | Nick | 12 October 2009 |
