Mon 10 October 2005 |
First up was the results of the Pro-seal experiment. - Left - Primed AL - works like glue
- Top middle - Electrical tape - gave a nice smooth surface, but difficult to remove cleanly
- Right - BoeLube - doesn't stick at all but finish is a little 'pitty'
Conclusion - electrical tape with Boelube. This will hopefully provide a good smooth surface but be easy to release. We shall see....... | 
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| The rest of the day was spent on the baffles - again. I cleaned up some of the holes from the ProSeal and fitted to the engine. I knew the front baffles weren't trimmed so that was the next step. With the starter gear wheel removed, getting to the upper cowl surface was a little easier and a 'first-cut' line was made. | 
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| After lots of trimming, I got the contour pretty close to the cowl shape, then it was more, mark 1/8", sand, re-fit. Each time, the lower and upper cowl had to be removed / fitted - slow, repetitive process. | 
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| By the end of the day everything fitted - still a little more trimming to get the 3/8" clearance but the plenum is the next task. Once that is done then the final trimming can be started. More research and thinking time on the top cover, debating between fibreglass or AL top, he fuel divider is also quite tight. | 
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