June 17, 2007
90% done, 90%
to go.
Left and right
stub wing tanks.
about 3.5 gal
each. Outboard
wing tanks are
about 8 gal
each. No
header tank.
Left - Air filter box
with carb heat
intake on left of
box.
Right - Carb heat
muff
Instrument panel
wiring in progress
Right - I'm making
a single place and
will have room on
each side for arm
rest and map box.
Two tubes to right
of seat are fuel
valve controls.
Walnut +handles
are Throttle and
mixture in quadrant
on left. Open box
behind quadrant will
be arm rest and
map box.
Right - battery
and wiring.
Left - Back side of
instrument panel.
Right - Cockpit side
of firewall. Battery,
coil splitter, voltage
regulator. Coils are
mounted on lower
shelf.
Left - Fuel system.
I'm using two shutoff
valves, two pumps in
parrell, with a cross
over prior to pumps,
Two check valves
past the pumps,
another cross over
then two filters.
Theory, I can pump
from either tank
through either pump
through either filter.
It has yet to be
thoroughly tested.
Right - Access to
rear of fuselage
Left - With panel in
place.
Left - Canopy strut.
I also added a
cable to limit the
opening. Also you
can see the fuel
valves with
extended handles.
Right - Fuel system
and stick. The bent
control tube has
been tested to 50
ft. lbs.
Fuel block with
pressure sender and
primer below it.