| On Fri. I met my dad @ the hangar, for what I thought would be an easy task. i.e. coupling the filtered air canister to the cowling |
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| induction inlet. BUT !!!!!! when we fit the lower cowl I found out that the Ram air control linkage was interferring with the cowling |
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| !$#!$#!!@!!!. in order to fix/solve the problem, I need to do several things. The 1st was to shorten the RAM air flap rod that the |
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| control arm mounts to in order to move the controls inboard 1/4" We accomplished that but still found that we have some |
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| interferrance. $#!##!$!!!! Fortunately I remembered when I refabricated the induction inlet from the oval to the round inlet, that I |
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| had to do a fair amount of build up in order to make it look attractive. I made some calipers out of some scrap and measured the |
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| thickness at the point of interferance, and then began to CAREFULLY sand out a 'dish/pocket to allow for free movement of the |
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| control arm. I got it sanded to the point where it's clear and will allow for a couple of layers of glass to reinforce the reworked |
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| area. But it doesn't leave much room for engine vibration, which I'm sure will occur. So next step is to further shorten the RAM |
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| air rod and control arm another 1/8 -3/16" and move the control arm further inboard. I'm limited on how far inboard I can move it |
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| without creating interferrance with the aluminum of the air filter canister itself. Say tunned .......! I spent the bulk of |
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| Monday(Today) helping Wade 'gross fit' his doors on his -10. They turned out pretty good and we got the 1st coat of flox applied |
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| to build-up the cabin cover. |
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