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It's starting to get over 100 degrees by noon now; time to go to a nightshift. We didn't like the pylon covers sheet metal — we'll find something better for that later. So . . . we did the big mockup just to see how it all fit. Looks cool. I love those clecos. The seats came this week so in they'll go next weekend and then we can start thinking about the instruments and switch layouts before it all comes apart.
 Windshield Mock-Up |
 Canopy Mock-Up |
 More Inspections |
 Looks Cool |
 Too bad it all comes back off. |
 The wonders of clecos. |
 Inside, all closed up. The canopies needs trimming. |
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110 degrees and with the supervisor gone on vacation, it was a laid-back weekend. I finished polishing the turtle deck, then finished off the fuel tank, cabin windows and figured out an instrument layout and all without the inspector. We got the seats (kind of?)—the short story is they look and feel great—but I didn't burn my lawn chair cushions yet, because the seats have to go back! Next week we'll be figuring out the bells and whistles (switches and knobs), marking the windshield so I can paint the edges, and making more comfortable motor noises!
 The filler/vent—and will you look at that shine! |
 Fuel system is done! |
 Cabin windows are done! |
 Doesn't that look better? |
 Comfortable but . . . |
 . . . looks can be deceiving. |
 The right-side seat. See why this one needs to go back? |
 What a shine! |
With my depression involving the seats, and without my esteemed supervisor around, (**sniff**) I didn't even look inside. I decided to work on the sheet metal. I was able to fix the creases in the pylon covers then I cut, stretched and fitted them. They came out better than I thought they would! (The stuff is like butter.) I'll paint all of the sheet metal (it all comes off) next weekend and then try to finish the dash layout and maybe (?) the adjustments to the landing gear before I have to send the seats back.
 From this . . . |
 . . . To this. |
 In how many hours? |
 I made new cable guides — doublers, too. |
 One more cut and . . . |
 . . . they're ready to paint. |
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