I received a plane power alternator with my Van's FWF kit. Decided to test it in a similar way to my test of the ND that came with my Subaru engine. http://www.rv8.ch/eggenfellner-subaru-ultra-mini-alternator-2026/ It behaved the same in...
Used a 20N kitchen cabinet door support for my baggage door support and it worked great. Same kind of thing you would see on an Ikea kitchen cabinet door up high. I tried 100N, then...
Here is what Bob Nuckolls proposes: The tricky part is to find the TVS device - I bought one from Eric, but he does not sell them any more for some reason. (http://www.periheliondesign.com/) Of course, you could...
Here's a pic of my oil door - seems ok, but not perfect. ...
The edge of the glareshield is rather sharp so most put something there in case you bang your head on it during an accident. Not sure there will be a huge difference but it seems like...
Selling my Trio autopilot along with one Navaid servo, and one Trio Gold Standard servo. Brand new, never installed. http://www.trioavionics.com/ez_pilot.htm http://www.trioavionics.com/servo.htm Normally $1795 with one servo, will sell with both servos for $1250. N.B.: The EZ Pilot does not...
I have these things for sale (as of 2017-08-09): Update: All is sold - thanks. VA-132-2 IO SNORKEL Van's price: $275.00 Sell for $200 plus shipping. WD-411-PC FRNT.CNTRL.STICK Van's price: $46.85 + bending cost (think it was...
This baby cost me about 20 USD so I don't want it to fall off! ...
If you are not using hemostats to help you install adel clamps (a.k.a. Cushion clamps) you are missing a nice trick. Works great! ...
Some photos of my skybolt fasteners. ...
I needed to add a spacer to the pressure sensor manifold to make space for the barksdale NO/NC pressure switch. I also took a picture of my pressure test rig. I used this to set the...
Just some pictures of the cowl work. I put the cowl in place and then drilled and clecoed some scrap to hold it in place. Then I removed the cowl and drilled the hinges from the...
Ignore the exhaust pipe hangars - it was a test and I ended up doing it exactly the way Larry Vetterman recommends in the instructions. Very simple task but made a bit more complex with the...
Much easier than I expected. Only issue is that the AN3-42A bolts are too long and I need to order some -40 bolts. Notice that I set the cooler back a bit and greatly strengthened the...
Beautiful radio, updated, totally new, never installed, with pre-wired tray. $1125 shipped in the US. ...
I bought some camloc fasteners from skybolt for the connection between the cowl and the firewall. Turned out fine and was really easy to install. ...
Ready to go - hope I have not missed something important. ...
Some pics of the air filter install. ...
This is an idea that I have seen on many other RVs. The hinge pin openings are kind of narly so generally people find a way to cover them. Here is what I did. ...
Paul gave me a very useful tip to fix a stubborn cowl hinge pin. Just flatten one end of a spare pin, grind it a little bit, and use a drill to ream it. Worked perfectly- now...
The instructions are pretty clear - keep a 3/8" to 1/2" clearance between the upper edge of the baffles and the inside surface of the top cowl. I have that everywhere but it just seems too...
Installed the b-lead to the alternator. I decided to use the Littelfuse midi fuse inline older, with an 80amp fuse. The are much smaller, lighter, and don't require me to drill another hole in the firewall....
Now that the snorkel is almost done, let's see if we can finish up the lower cowl cutouts. (These photos are in reverse order.) Cowl bump is glued on and I've added a couple of layers around...
Added this ground point on the firewall. A bit of overkill but I think it is pretty clean, and allowed me to use the braided straps and attach them to the engine case. Note...