January 28, 2007
Today I installed the two forward fuel tank attach brackets. This was a little more time consuming than I had expected. Mainly because I took extra time to make sure I was locating them properly.
January 24-27, 2007
I painted the fuel valve pointer ( handle) red and installed the valve. Then I took on the dreaded task of installing the 3/8 inch fuel lines. I ended up scraping the first attempt on the line from valve to right tank. Drove to Airparts and bought new tubing. […]
January 10-19
I took a few days off from the RV7A project to help Dick with his Luscombe horizontal stabilizer rebuild. It was a real challenge, to say the least.
January 9, 2007
I had previously constructed the rudder pedal frame and brake pedals. Today I mounted the pedals on the frame along with the master brake cylinders. Had to do a bit of filing to get everything to fit properly. I then set the entire rudder pedal assembly in the fuselage and […]
January 8, 2007
Today I took a couple hours to install the boost fuel pump. One of the easier task on the project!
January1 and 2, 2007
I mounted the Ray Allen servo and hooked it up to the belcrank and to the aileron pushrod using the springs furnished with the trim kit. I thought I had been very careful in folllowing the instructions and mounted the servo accordingly. Unfortunately, after a day’s work, the trim was […]