Interior

Updating this section to show an overview of the interior, so you don’t have to look at individual posts to see them.

Dave Spano Upholstering, Part II

Today Dave started installing the headliner… For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur. Quis aute iure reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum […]

Door Pin Covers, Part V

Here you can see our newly polished and installed door locking pin covers. Jerry does nice work with the metals. 🙂 I think this pretty much finishes up the “prepare for interior upholstering” work. Finished door pin covers For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut […]

Luggage Shelf, Part V

Here you can see me making the upholstery covers for the fuel vents that extend past the rear bulkhead. I just taped everything off, and made as smooth a outline as possible with the tape over the tubing. Then I laid 3 BID over the tape and let it cure out. They will be held […]

Luggage Shelf, Part IV

We’re finalizing all of the upholstery covers for the interior. Here I’m working on the side extensions to the false bulkhead. Once they’re done, I’m going to make a fiberglass cover from in front of the fuel tank vents back on to these “wings”. This will complete the interior pieces ready for covering. False bulkhead […]

Wiring Beauty Covers, Part II

OBSOLETE: This section became obsolete when we decided to rewire the airplane to eliminate wires in the cabin. As you can see here, we’ve made a couple of covers for the cockpit walls near the floor to cover wires, rudder cable, and pitot/static tubing. These will be nice because they can be upholstered, and let’s be honest, not […]