Priming Before the torque tubes are installed, Vans suggest you prime the inside of the tubes. So to clean and scuff the tube interiors I pushed a roll of Scotchbrite through several times, and then…
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I used a 1/4″ reamer to open up the attachment points on the Flap Crank and Torque Arms. Having checked my bench was still flat, I clamped the Torque Arms & Crank with the jig…
The rudder cables are threaded underneath the baggage floor through the previously installed snap bushings. All made much easier by being able to turn the fuselage on its side! This is a nice little job…
The picture above shows the brake system installed … it took a bit of head scratching to get there! These are all the parts supplied by Beringer, which are all very nice quality. The Beringer…
I’ve been spraying the cockpit components that will be visible during the build, rather than spraying it all after construction. This needed some care as the components were riveted etc to avoid marks, but it’s…
I’m fitting Beringer Brakes, and when I went to fit the Master Cylinders I discovered some bushes missing. So while I’m waiting for them to arrive, I moved on to prepare the bearing blocks. After…
As mentioned before, I had already got the brake pedals anodised. I was in two minds about whether to paint the white powder coating, as there is no need. But for purely cosmetic reasons I…
Baggage Floor Installation Once all the underfloor structure was as clean as possible, I clecoed on the baggage floors. In the next Section 33 Brakes page 33-11 it gets you to insert SB750-10’s, which by…
Christmas has a lot going for it, but it’s a major build distraction! Anyway, now it’s over more progress … Match drilling the seat back hinges should have been a simple little job. Well it…
The flap torque tube bushings are made from UHMW, whatever that is? A bit of research revealed it’s Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene, which is quote “a very tough material”. Well I can agree with that! I scratched…