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August 14, 1901


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Finish Kit Page 4


finish49.jpg (39094 bytes) I did use some of the miles of the corrugated plastic tubing that Van's sent in the wiring kit.  I ran one down the right side for strobe and tail light power... finish50.jpg (42524 bytes)
finish51.jpg (36337 bytes) I used zip ties to hold the tubing in place... finish52.jpg (37989 bytes)
finish53.jpg (44802 bytes) On the left side I ran one for the flap motor wires.  I also drilled a hole in the floor under the flap motor so the wires don't have to be seen like the plans depict... finish54.jpg (43614 bytes)
finish57.jpg (57215 bytes) I got my Ray Allen Company stick grips installed on the sticks...  These are really nice grips...

I also installed the F-830PP & F-831PP floors...

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finish59.jpg (37625 bytes) I installed the center control column for the last time hopefully...

I also installed the flap motor and weldment...

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finish61.jpg (41594 bytes) Rear seat throttle is in, the front quadrant is only in there temporarily, I still need to drill the holes for the cables to pass to the engine compartment.

You can also see the bracket I installed to hold the carb heat control...

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Here are some pictures of the cooling air duct routing...

finish70.jpg (52794 bytes) I decided to go ahead and mount the tail...  I had to turn the thing around and have the nose sticking out of the garage in order to do it, but it worked out ok... finish71.jpg (58074 bytes)
finish72.jpg (58078 bytes) Once I got the fuse leveled, mounting the horizontal and vertical were pretty straight forward...  It took me about a day and an evening to complete the job... finish66.jpg (61552 bytes)
finish68.jpg (57525 bytes) Everything fit pretty good......I guess I did build the thing pretty straight, not perfect, but I was able to get everything square...

I also mounted the rudder stops...

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