Finally back in the shop

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:58 pm

!@#$%#$&(&#@# baffles! there now that is out of my system.

Anyone want to make some money and build my Plenum/baffles?

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:01 am

Right of passage my friend!!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:15 am

cjensen wrote:Right of passage my friend!!

I know, plus I'm out of money anyway. My plenum has never fit to my liking, so hacked it to align the inlet rings, raise the cooler area and also clear the FI spider w/purge valve and reglassed it. Last night I put it all back together and now have contact with the upper cowl.

Back to the drawing board. If a new plenum wasn't $450, I start with a fresh canvas.

While a QB fuse is marginally acceptable, Can't say you've built the plane if you didn't do the baffles. I'll get it, just frustrated last night...now where is my cutting disc.

Bob Barrett · Post by **Bob Barrett** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:18 pm

Brian! As Chad said it's a rite of passage

I am thankfull I just used the standard baffeling system. I took my upper cowl and and baffels off so many times trying to carefully file off enough for proper clearnces.

Finally I remembered that the baffels were to be between 3/8" and 1/2" from the top of the cowl. Then I started triming 1/8" off at a time. I finally got it down. I spent most of the Summer of 2006 doing that

I had made templates out of some manilla folders but even that wasn't the hole answer. It is just

rete of passage!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:30 pm

I'm in a better mood today. UPS driver stopped by and brought me a present.

I sat in them for 20 minutes daydreaming.....amazing how that will adjust a persons outlook. Then played with striping tape for a while

Bob Barrett · Post by **Bob Barrett** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:24 pm

Brian, Your seats look great. I am glad you are in a better mood today. You and I are probably the only Rivet Bangers not on our way to Oshkosh. We can keep each other company this week

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:30 pm

I'll be here everyday, hoping to catch OSH tid-bits from those who went. After watching the latest weather/grounds report, my wife said "see aren't you glad you glad you didn't fly to OSH this year"

Kris sat in the plane tonight for the first time. We closed the canopy and daydreamed together for a bit.

BSwayze · Post by **BSwayze** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 12:38 am

Ooooooo! Those seats really look GREAT, Brian. Nice!!

Talk about frustrated regarding Oshkosh... I'm sitting here in Chicago on business, only about 3 hrs. from Osh. But I can't go. My regular flight heads back to Portland tomorrow evening. I tried to make it work, but I just can't swing it.

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:16 am

BSwayze wrote:.....Talk about frustrated regarding Oshkosh... I'm sitting here in Chicago on business, only about 3 hrs. from Osh. But I can't go. ....

ouch, that is salt in the wound

Post by **Spike** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:56 am

Look great!!

Ill be here during Osh as well. Just can't make it work out and what not. Lets at least make some great progress while we are at it!

Spike

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:48 pm

Holy niceness Nice-man! Those seats look friggin' FANTASTIC!!!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:47 pm

cjensen wrote:Holy niceness Nice-man! Those seats look friggin' FANTASTIC!!!

Creature comforts for the wife. She always hated the crappy club planes, so said "make it nice, I'm not riding in a POS".......yes dear.

sidenote: got ALL the skins riveted today. I think the only rivets I have left are the gear fairings, wheel pants and some nutplates for the cowl bottom.

but sad also. A dear friend and our closest neighbor died today when they crashed their Warrior at Spearfish SD.

Husband walked away.

Bob Barrett · Post by **Bob Barrett** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:14 pm

Sorry about your neigbor Brian! That would really drive me nuts to have my wife killed in airplane that I was piloting! That is a tough break. I am glad your wife was able to sit in the airplane.

The pilot of my airplane and I flew up to Aitken this morning and gave three of my Brothers grand daughters isn N784TB and one of his daughter,s ; a daughter-in-law and son-in-lawn of my Brother. The weather turned squirrely so we couldn't give my two nephews a ride. My Brother helped me build the airplane but died about two months before it was certified. My Brother flew P-47's; P-38's in the South Pacfic in WWII. He flew p-51's in the Minnesota Air Nation Guard afterwards. He was the one who talked me into an RV-6A. When you are 91 something gets you and his third bought of cancer did it.

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:27 pm

started moving parts to the paint shop

also got my plenum figured out and reglassed it tonight, came out much better AND it Fits!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:01 pm

I figured since it was N155BK's last night in the shop I would give it a good scrub down and degreasing. Here she is already for the journey to the paint shop tomorrow.

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:44 am

Good luck on the paint!

I can't wait till next June....That is when mine is getting painted...

(cash required = wait till next June)

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:18 am

Brantel wrote: (cash required = wait till next June)

I understand the cash required thing. I sold my free&clear Jeep Liberty for cash to finish up this project. now I'm stuck driving my 1981 3/4ton Chevy.

sacrifices must be made

dons · Post by **dons** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:32 am

Ah, another one leaving the home nest to get ready for the real world

Great milestone Brian!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:47 am

...so woke up and had trouble sleeping thinking about the big move. Still raining at 9am when my friend showed up to help.

i was planning on just hooking the tailwheel to my 4 wheeler. then with the rain, I thought about getting a flatbed trailer, or even postponing the event. finally just said 'it's only a 1/4mile just do it'. so popped the tailwheel off the fork and attached the fork to rack on my ATV.

THEN the big bonehead happened.

I forgot to take any pics! Down my gravel road to the highway, Neil following with his flashers on. 2 blocks to the paint shop, people gawking all the way. Not often you see an airplane going backward down the highway. Worked like a charm, but will probably use a trailer after paint to take it the 2 miles to the airport.

BSwayze · Post by **BSwayze** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:10 pm

Can't wait to see the results, Brian. Those are the pics that REALLY count!

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Finally back in the shop

AAAAaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!

started raining about 4am...