So, the main focus for the evening was to get the engine in! Unfortunately I was on my own, which was not really a problem, apart from lifting the engine in. Luckily we have an engine crane, so I wrapped a tie down around the engine and craned it in. In similar fashion to the side panels, I covered the chassis in liberal amounts of tape to protect the paintwork. After a bit of a struggle it was in and all bolted down. I would have then gone on to assemble the exhaust and mount it all up, but I had not ordered the exhaust wrap in time, hopefully it should be at home next week.
Archive for June 15th, 2009
Engine In
Monday, June 15th, 2009Fuel Tank Surround
Monday, June 15th, 2009Electronics Panel
Monday, June 15th, 2009The ECU, GCU etc all need to be mounted pretty securely, after all they are the most expensive/fragile bits! I had toyed with the idea of not making this panel, weight saving after all, but I decided in the end that I would feel like a complete plonker if they got damaged! However, as this panel is not really adding any extra stiffness, I made it from some thin ally sheet, the same stuff as for the duct bucks. Everything will be velcroed on with that manically expensive stuff, although it is actually quite good! Again this was then removed, keyed, glued and then riveted on.
The Assembly Continues
Monday, June 15th, 2009While the sides were drying I thought I had better stick some more panels in. The glue is in a tube and its a pain to unblock the dried stuff from the nozzle so its just easier to get as much done as quickly as possible. Its not the most fun I have ever had, but at least, as I said before, the air rivetter, although it cant go into all the small spaces, does make it a lot easier, and actually more fun! For no real reason, apart from it was on the top of the pile, I decided to go with the seat pan next.
Sides On
Monday, June 15th, 2009So with the floor on the next panels to go on were the sides. I have not been looking forward to these, a I knew that they wre going to be tricky to get on, as they needed to be flexed around some of the chassis members. The first jobbette was to apply generous amounts of tape to any member that might get scratched by the panels.








