Progress Update 1/19/10

With the holidays over, we're back at it in full force spending between 10 and 30 man hours a day on the 8120C.  Below are some recent photos of the progress.

ENGINE AND FIREWALL

ENGINE MOUNTS, BLAST TUBE, OIL FILTER ALL BACK FROM POWDER COAT AND READY FOR INSTALLATION.

ENGINE 80% PAINTED.  RAIN WILL KEEP US FROM COMPLETING PAINT THIS WEEK, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE THE ENGINE HUNG NEXT WEEK.  CUSTOMER HAS DECIDED TO UPGRADE TO U.S. IGNITION HARNESS - THIS ENGINE WILL LOOK AWESOME!

FUEL LINES PAINTED AND READY FOR INSTALL.

FIREWALL PNEUMATIC LINES PAINTED, B-NUTS POLISHED, AND READY FOR INSTALL.

PNEUMATIC CHECK VALVES BEING OVERHAULED.


BUILD UP OF THE FIREWALL IS UNDERWAY THIS WEEK...IF WE DON'T FLOAT AWAY!  RECORD RAINFALL FOUND IT'S WAY INTO OUR HANGAR THIS AFTERNOON.

COCKPITS AND ELECTRICAL

COCKPIT SIDE PANELS, GASCOLATOR, AND GILL SHUTTER BRACKETS POWER COATED AND READY FOR INSTALL.

STICKS STRIPPED, BEAD BLASTEAD AND READY FOR CHROME AND PAINT.

SOME BASIC AIRFRAME WIRING RUN AND READY TO BE TERMINATED.

UP AND DOWN INDICATOR MICRO SWITCHES INSTALLED AND GEAR WELLS PAINTED.

WING WIRING IS COMPLETE.