This morning I set about fabricating a way to secure the radio stack to the frame. When the center stack has all its components mounted, there is quite a bit of weight there that needs to be secured. So, I fashioned a couple of brackets that tie the end of each rack together with the others. This makes all three components essentially one unit when bolted together and will make it easier to tie into the framework. I still need to figure out how to tie them to the frame but at least I have the three units tied together.
This evening I began to work on the Extreme Windshield Install. I had the templates supplied in electronic form with the kit printed at the local print shop over the weekend. One was for the windshield itself, and the second was for the curve of the top of the firewall. So, with these in hand, the first order of business tonight was to cutout a Lexan firewall to use as a template. This allows me to see whats going on and to cut the proper arc for the top of the firewall. This was recommended by several others on the net and I thought it was a great idea.
Once this is completed I can use it to transfer the arc to the titanium firewall. Once the firewall was cut I match drilled it to the titanium firewall and then mounted it on the fuselage using the rotisserie and clecos. I then taped the drawing of the arc to the inside of the Lexan in the correct position. More tomorrow...
