Total Pageviews

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Fuselage - 13

August 23, 2015
65 hours, 735 hours total
Wow, how time fly's when you're busy. My last post was at the end of May and there have been many weekends where I've said it's time to update the blog- just never got around to it! I do continue to make progress, but it's summer in the desert and it's hard to work much past 11:00, even with a swamp cooler. Average hanger temperature is probably 104.

Highlights since I last posted.
The Finish kit has arrived and has been inventoried.
The seats and interior have not yet arrived, but I'm probably a year out from actually needing them.
I've started the wire harness routing. Recommendation from former RV-12 builders not to attach the tail section to fuselage prior to installing the wire harnesses. So I'm a little out of sequence. It's working out alright, just a tedious task.
I've painted the instrument panel pieces, but not sold on the results. 

Progress in pictures:

Instrument panel lower deck ready for installation.
 Installed!
 Side canopy support, left.
 Battery and oil cooler holder, attached to the upper firewall

 Fuselage, upper, instrument cover

 Temporary left-side instrument panel installed.
 Initial coaxial cables routed.
 ????? right side instrument panel paint job. I've sanded, added additional coats, sanded and waxed since this photo was taken.........just not sure of the results at this point!!

 Final, what do you think
 Avionics cooling fans installed!
More to post, I'll add some detail.