Runner Slip Joint

Here you can see the slip joints that will seal our new runners. You can see that I made downward facing tabs and buried a brass 10×32 anchor in flox behind the inner tab to secure them. The air filter isn’t going to work out, it rubs the wing too hard, so I’m looking at […]

Cooling Plenum Oil Access Door

Getting close to finishing the new plenum installation. You can see here the new oil door in the plenum which opens into the cowling door. I like this a lot better, as it allows me to get my hand all around the dipstick and allows the cooling air to flow around the engine better. I […]

Finalize New Cooling Plenum

I’m finalizing the new cooling plenum. First note that I’m making a pop-up oil door instead of the factory style yogurt-cup bump down like I mentioned previously. This door will pop up into the cowling door and allow me to get my hand down onto the dipstick while also allowing for better airflow. Note also […]

NACA Runner Slip Joint Seal

Here you can see we’ve glassed Triax over the stub-to-runner seam. I saw Andy do this and liked it. However, after it was cured I didn’t think it mated or “pushed up” enough on the seam to seal it. So I decided to retape the runner, lay some BID on there, schmooey across that to […]

Engine Cooling Runner Diversion Ducts

Here you can see we’ve added angled ducts to the sides of my NACA runners. I hope to do two things here, well, maybe three. I don’t want to suck rain (1) into the engine, so I was moving to the side discharge. I would also like to get better ram air flow (2) into […]

Engine Cooling Runner Diversion Duct Glassing

Here you can see we’ve added angled ducts to the sides of my NACA runners. I hope to do two things here, well, maybe three. I don’t want to suck rain (1) into the engine, so I was moving to the side discharge. I would also like to get better ram air flow (2) into […]