Drilling holes for the nutplates Nutplates riveted on. That completed the main wheel pants Cut out this jig for the nosegear wheel pant, per the plans Fabricated stand-offs for the nosegear wheel pant
Cutting a slot for the gear leg to pass through Wheel pant bracket
Rear step where it attaches in under the baggage compartment floor Covers installed on the baggage compartment floor Rear window installed
Should harness cable Shoulder harnesses COM antenna installed XPNDR/ADSB antenna installed Side steps primed with epoxy primer Steps painted with White acrylic urethane
Guide pins riveted into the canopy frame Modeling clay is used to locate the holes for the pins on the side rails Pilot hole drilled Using the template to drill the holes
Tonight I installed the matco axle that I order. I had to machine two spacers for it to fit correctly. You can order the spacers directly from matco, but there would have been a long lead time and I had the materials and equipment to do it =).
Nose gear installed Brake lines secured with friction tape
Brake caliper assembly mounted to wheel Cutting lengths of aluminum tubing for the brake lines Tubing run down the gear leg
Today the AN7-21 bolt I was waiting on got delivered. I went ahead and continued installing the nose gear. The gear leg and fork are now installed. When it was time to install the wheel/tire assembly it appears that the axle spacers are too long. Not sure if Van’s sent me the wrong ones or what. I’m going to have to call them tomorrow and see if I can get some answers.