Spent the day yesterday deburing and priming the the panel and working on the wiring diagram. Today i just couldn't wait to test fit the stuff. Front view http://www.rivetbangers.com/g2data/forums/albums/users/clreding/IMG_0759.jpeg I also needed to see how much space i will have in back for the oth...

Advanced flight AOA Pro. I had purchased it several years ago when I was doing the wings before Garmin made the G3X

Thanks As soon as I get the rails mounted I'll mount the radios and displays to check fit and post a picture. This will also give me a solid dimension for behind the panel to decide where I have room for all of my little boxes. I have to admit this wasn't my idea. I went around and around for about ...

Thanks CJ.

The AN526C is listed as "Austenitic" stainless which is supposed to be non-magnetic.


As i said its very slightly magnetic but to be safe i think i will go with brass

Thanks again

The cut panel came from SteinAir today!! Now the fun begins!

I spent the day making up a Magnetometer mount and got ready to install it into the fuselage and came up with a question. I had ordered some AN526C632 (stainless steel) nuts and washers to mount it to the longerons. Just for fun i took a magnet to one of the screws and it was slightly magnetic, one ...

Mike
Thanks, This looks pretty cool and it seems like I could retro fit it into the Duckworks housing. It also looks like it draws 3.5 Amps so that would save me a couple

ME!!
I got the Duckworks HID lights a couple of years ago when I was building the wings. Now with the new technologies i want to cut down on some current load

If what you found would be a drop in replacement for the PAR36 bulb that would really make me happy

Looking Good! My panel for the 8 from Stein should be here tomorrow so hopefully ill be able to start using some of your ideas to catch up

CJ I will be following you closely!! I received my avionics order from Stein about the same time you posted yours. Stein and his team cutting my panel now and today I received the wiring diagram from them I plan on doing this old school (crimping pins, running wires) instead of trying the fast stack...

Just received the finish kit! now to make some real progress!

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Bruce
Thanks for the reply. I think I'll stop and paint before going further.

Tom didn't mean to hijack the thread. But I'm looking forward to sharing ideas with you since we seem to be at similar points in the build

And yes I'll post pictures......

Tom I'm in exactly the same place with my 8 as well. Lots of little things to decide on. I'll start posting more along with some pictures ( if I can figure out what I'm doing wrong ) if you can do the same to help each other out.... Speaking of helping out. I'm just installing the fuel and break lin...

Yeah I have a ton of pictures but for some reason I can't upload them :bang: I have tried a couple of times and gave up. I have to say to all of you Thank you! Without this site and your pictures I would have been stopped may times until i could get an answer from Vans. I'll get it figured out :lol:

Taking the next to the final step and ordered the finish kit
I'm going pretty much standard with the io360a1b6, uhhhh I think. This was a tough decision

I have yet to finish my tv-8 I did flip the canoe the other day finally. I have so many lofty plans
Plan to retire next year to make time for dreams
Get my a&p so I can "offically" work on the XP
Build a carbon cub

If the market will go up and stay up maybe I can make that happen

I can definitely understand not wanting to leave your comfort zone with wiring but then again you are building an airplane and I bet that you had a few moments in there that you really felt like you didn't know what you were doing and I bet that when you look back at you work you feel pretty proud. ...

Everyone needs a welder! Especially one who is building or owns an airplane , car, house or anything else that needs maintenance. I have used mine to build brackets, modify/ make bucking bars. build carts, chart holders, stands of all sorts repaired mowers, tillers, you name it. I have saved WAY mor...

Everyone needs a welder! especially one who is building or owns an airplane , car, house or anything else that needs maintenance. I have used mine to build brackets, modify/ make bucking bars. build carts, chart holders, stands of all sorts repaired mowers, tillers, you name it.  I have saved WAY mo...

I'm not