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Leonard's RV-7A Build

Category: 6 – Engine & Firewall Forward

Air Filter Installation – 3

Fit filter retainer strips to baffle floor and to #2 cylinder baffle.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on January 27, 2021March 25, 2022Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Air Filter Installation – 3

Air Filter Installation – 2

Drilled and fitted nutplates to filter support brackets. Installed filter support brackets in snorkel with pop rivets.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on January 25, 2021March 27, 2022Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Air Filter Installation – 2

Air Filter Installation

Trimmed and fit filter support brackets and filter retaining brackets to front left baffle floor.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on January 24, 2021March 27, 2022Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Air Filter Installation

Snorkel Installation – 2

Trimmed snorkel, made snorkel brackets.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on January 23, 2021Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Snorkel Installation – 2

Snorkel Installation

Mounted snorkel on servo.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on January 20, 2021March 27, 2022Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Snorkel Installation

Engine Baffle Installation – 4

Riveted #1 and # 2 Baffle Assemblies and Installed #3 and #4.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on January 17, 2021March 27, 2022Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Engine Baffle Installation – 4

Engine Baffle Installation – 3

Riveted #3 Baffle Assembly. Started assembling #1 Baffle Assembly.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on January 16, 2021Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Engine Baffle Installation – 3

Engine Baffle Installation

Deburred #3 and #4 Baffle assemblies.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on January 13, 2021March 25, 2022Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Engine Baffle Installation

Cowling Preparation – 11

Installed louvers: match drilled, drilled and cut slots, bent and primed louvers, machine countersunk cowling, riveted louvers.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on December 24, 2020Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Cowling Preparation – 11

Cowling Preparation – 10

Added 4 layer fiberglass cloth layup with peel-ply for cowl louvers.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on December 23, 2020March 24, 2022Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Cowling Preparation – 10

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