Sun 02 January 2005 |
| We had a half today on the project, (some R&R first thing) and decided to have a look at the undercarriage mounting. First up we tried using the main gear weldments for the strop but couldn't get enough elevation of the fuse. | 
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| After moving the hoist point forward to the main engine mounts, and removing the wheels from the gear legs, everything fitted. | 
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| Wheels on, supporting its on weight, however as the fuse / empennage is only a small fraction of the total completed weight the gear legs don't "bend much" and therefore is pretty useless as a platform for working on. | 
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| But before we removed the legs, we started bending the brake lines that go down the gear legs into the brake callipers. | 
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| Tube work is very new to me, however Dad has some background experience, first thing was using a flat surface to 'un-roll' the coil. | 
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| I used a old pulley along with a bending spring, the basic shape is nearly a full 360 circle. | 
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| The right leg solution worked well, although the 'loop' is a little larger than I might like. | 
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| The left leg was much better, yet again second time easier than the first. We will worry about the upper junctions tomorrow. | 
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