Installed wheel fairings, adjusted brake lines to proper position, and sanded seam gaps. Looks like the pic is in sephia, the caliper is red.
Installed forward air vent tube bracket and cut hose to proper length.
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ELT spacer: 2.5 hours
Fabricated ELT spacer. The top is radiused to match the skin.
Sanded bottom center section micro dent.
Pilot stick and tail spring: 3.1 hours
Got parts back from powder coat. Installed pilot grip to stick, installed connector pins and connector.
Installed tail spring and tail wheel.
Fuel tanks and gear legs: 4.2 hours
Installed remaining fuel tank attack screws.
Torqued GTP59 probe.
Installed and torqued gear axle castle nuts.
Fuel tanks and riveting: 4.5 hours
Torqued fuel tank Z bracket bolts. Added adel clamps for GMU11.
Left fuel tank pressure check good!
Riveted cabin ball vent bracket to cross brace and scat support arm to baggage bulkhead.
Riveted GMU11 mount.
Priming and left fuel tank: 1.3 hours
Prepped and primed flap actuator cover, aft headset jack cover, and GMU11 mount.
Pressurized left fuel tank.
Headset wiring: 2.4 hours
Pressurized right fuel tank to 1PSI this am. Been holding all day so far!
Fabricated aft headset jacks cover plate.
Decided to add heat shrink to exposed wiring along cockpit rail.
