Cold Day in the Factory! ... More Wiring

Starting to get really cold in the factory.  Did some cleanup and dragged Mikes blast heater over from his hangar.  

Mike pulled apart all the wiring run attachments behind the panel.  With the new GRT Mini AP taking the place of the originally planned TruTrak Gemini some rewiring will need to happen.  Arjan Plomp agreed to help out going through John Stark's disastrous wiring job to re-do a lot of the rewiring.

Running Wires

Mike Regen routed all the wires from the firewall to their respective attach points.  Attached a bunch of cushion clamps for the wire runs.  Started on the connections for the CHT and EGT wires.  

Inside the cockpit, I installed the GRT autopilot servos that have replaced the TruTrak servos.

Tail Wheel Mount & Engine Sensors

Started working on installation of the beautifully chromed tail wheel mount.  Space Coast Plating did a great job of chroming the mount.  

The rear bulkhead was removed to get it installed and mounted correctly.  

Mike Regen started attaching the engine sensors.  All the EGT and CHT sensors were attached along with the oil temperature sensor.  The starter will need to be replaced with a shorter SkyTec....bummer.  The B&C starter is a much better unit.  

METAR KGAI 240155Z AUTO 31012G18KT 290V350 4SM SCT018 BKN026 OVC037 00/M04 A3017 RMK AO1=

ENGINE MOUNTING DAY!

ENGINE MOUNTING DAY!  Bill Hughes (A&P/IA) was kind enough to come over and lend a hand mounting the engine.  We had some trouble getting it maneuvered into the mount then getting the alignment correct to get the mounting bolts in properly.  After some choice words of encouragement (aimed at the engine) we had it mounted in about an hour.

Engine and Mounts Ready

Engine Accessory Installation

• Attempted to mount the starter but the B&C starter will not fit with the fuel injection servo.  Need to do some research on fitment.  
• Mounted fuel hose between fuel pump and fuel servo.  
• Mounted oil in and out lines for oil cooler.  
• Removed magneto studs and attached new shorter studs for the P-Mags.  
• Mounted P-Mags.  
•  Mounted the fuel injection servo. 

Fuel Injection Servo Linkage 

Prep for Engine Mounting

Started prepping engine for mounting.  Mounted primary and back-up alternators.  Mounted propeller governor and re-clocked control cable arm.  P-Mags will require shorter studs than the original impulse magnetos so determined correct size and will order them.  Mounted control cable mounts and mixture arm to engine.

Firewall Mounts

Mounted heater valve on firewall.  Attached fuel sensor hose to FW.   Fabricated and mounted mount for fuel flow transducer and mounted with hoses.  Attached engine mount to FW.