Due to the cost of internet storage space, I have had to delete the first part of my building process to make room for the latest updates. I would have liked to keep it all on line but cannot.

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BUILDING THE EMPENNAGE - 180 hrs

BUILDING THE WINGS - 428 hrs

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Finish Kit Assembly-Pg3

Nov 15-21, 2004
Finished up the radio stack installation. Installed the engine monitor. Punched the Flight instrument holes, then I made a template for the screw holes. 13.25 hrs

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Nov 22, 2004
Mounted the ACS 2002 brain box. 1.75 hrs

Nov 24, 2004
Mounted the Lightspeed Electronic Ign. box 1.75 hrs

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Nov 26, 2004
Mounted the Sandia Alt. Encoder. Started mounting the Fuse holders and co-pilot side capacitive fuel converter box. 4.0 hrs

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Nov 27 & 28, 2004
Riveted the ribs behind the panel in place, mounted the pilot side capacitive fuel converter box and drilled holes for the headset jacks. 4.0 hrs

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Nov 29,30 & Dec 3, 2004
I started installing the radio stack wiring harness and found out that I had to modify the cutout that I had made earlier for the wires to pass thru. Then I got my order in from Vans with nut rings for my flight instrument, well except for one that I forgot to order. I drilled the instrument screw holes and put a couple in to see what it looks like and to make sure I had not drilled the instrument holes to close to the left side of the plane. This baby is going to be sweet :-) 6.25 hrs

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Dec 5, 10 & 11, 2004
Finished off the parking brake cable. I received my order from ACS which include Nulites for my Flight instrument. I got a panel light dimmer in my Vans order last week that I'll wire these to. I also got some instrument hole covers. I have plans for most of the holes but I won't need those items to fly the plane so I'll add them later as the money allows. I finished up the Radio stack installation. 8.0 hrs

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Dec 13, 2004
I finished hooking up the heater cable. 1.0 hrs

Dec 18, 2004
I found a RV7A pilot in Columbus, OH that had switched out his fixed pitch prop with a constant speed prop and had his fixed pitch prop for Sale. I talked my buddy into him and me flying his Cessna 150 up to get it. A good cross country flight and now I have a prop, spacer, bolts and a finished spinner.

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