Project: S-21   -  
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Builder Name:Kent Ingram   -  
Project:   Rans - S-21 Outbound   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:538.2
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Start/Last Date:May 09, 2020 - No Finish Date
 
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Oct 27, 2020     Pick up FWF kit       Category: Firewall
Drove to Hays, KS to pick up FWF kit from RANS. Not ready for it yet as have not gotten to spend hours working on kit due to work being very busy.


 
Mar 01, 2021     Deburred firewall, begin riveting - (1 hour) Category: Firewall
Located fIrewall parts and fasteners, deburred any area needed on firewall, begin riveting of firewall, using called for rivets and washers.
 
Mar 03, 2021     Cleco riveted firewall to fuselage - (1 hour)       Category: Firewall
Finish riveting the three firewall pieces together, clecoed firewall to fuselage at tabs, marked where engine mount holes would need to be enlarged.


 
Mar 04, 2021     Drilling belly skins to firewall - (1 hour)       Category: Firewall
Fitting belly skin and drilling holes to firewall front edge.


 
Jan 12, 2023     Heater Box install start - (1 hour)       Category: Firewall
After doing some inventory on Firewall Forward kit (separate entry), obtained the cabin heater box and associated control connections and used to fit to firewall as per instructions. Used 2" hole saw (called for 2 1/16" which is difficult to find locally) and deburred edges with die grinder. This made the outlet pipe to fit through the hole in the firewall easily. Drilled mounting holes for horizontal orientation and then drilled mount holes for control bracket. Of note, had to drill out the arm on the heat box to accept the cable swivel stop & screw.


 
Jan 18, 2023     Heat box and brake components - (4 hours)       Category: Firewall
Reworked the mounting of the cabin heat box. Due to the insulation blanket I am using I needed to add a few washers on each mounting bolt, between the firewall and air box to prevent deformation and binding operation. I also mounted the cabin heat control cable using the factory suggested outlet location through the firewall. I was concerned about that since my control is mounted at the bottom middle of the panel, but it seems to work fine. I anchored the end of the control cable a bit differently than factory. The plastic/nylon end that is provided does not hold the cable firmly upon extending. This prevents it from applying much closing pressure on the heat valve. I was also concerned with the longevity of that part, just not really robust. A small adel clamp was used to anchor the heat control cable near the heat box, I merely had to drill an extra hole in the standard angle bracket provided, and the clamp is supported by the bracket, nice! Incidentally, that angle bracket calls for SS rivets but since I have the blanket I had to bolt it up.

I also mounted the park brake valve, had to make some bushings to bring it away from the firewall to clear a fuselage tube. Mounted the brake reservoir also.


 
Jan 19, 2023     Brake system components - (1.2 hours)       Category: Firewall
Short session after moving snow most of the day. Mounted brake supply T as a bulkhead fitting in the lower firewall. Mounted the brake master cylinders to the floorboard tabs. The right side pilots pedal tabs needed to be bent In slightly to center the rod in the pedal tabs. Just took a little time and removing the cylinder to bend the tabs. (I tried using the cylinder as a lever, but it felt very firm and I didn't want to screw up a cylinder.


 
Jan 21, 2023     Park brake cable installation - (2 hours)       Category: Firewall
Park brake valve had already been mounted and lines loose fit, so, as part of getting things done on firewall so engine can be mounted to start wiring, the actuation cable for the valve needed to be mounted. Since the panel design deviates from factory placement of the park brake knob, I wanted to be sure this was done before continuing. The only real difficulty that I ran into was that the threaded stem on the control cable had some sort of thread issue and wouldn't accept the backing nut. Easily remedied with a die and, more time. (Imagine that) I did use the supplied cable end stop here, although it is pretty unimpressive to my eyes, it just doesn't look like it will age well. I did have to safety wire the cable also, so that it can provide some “push” on opening the brake valve without the outer cable rising up out of the stop. I riveted from the inside out to make working around my firewall blanket easier.


 
Jan 23, 2023     Throttle & Mixture cables mounted - (1 hour)       Category: Firewall
Had not drilled the cable ball swivels to proper size, so did that first. A 19/64” bit mice's just a bit smaller than the cables, so it was used. Mounted mixture and throttle cables into the sub-panel at lower center of instrument panel, exiting through the open eyeball swivels. I then assembled the eyeball sockets over each cable. Just one of 5hose jobs that is much easier before the engine is hung.
Also spent a considerable amount of time trying to figure out where some of the coiled wires from the panel will be going. Spent a lot of time comparing what I have physically to the drawing provided from Steinair. I'm gaining ground.


 
Feb 28, 2023     Firewall transducer manifold and red cube - (5 hours)       Category: Firewall
Routed brake line from reservoir to bulkhead fitting to be behind the oil cooler mount angle. Mounted a manifold( plumbed as much as possible) to hold the oil pressure, fuel pressure and manifold pressure transducers to the firewall. Also mounted the fuel flow transducer (red cube) to the firewall. Crimped the #4 wire coming through firewall to attach to my jump start lug at the lower edge of firewall.


 
Mar 01, 2023     Electrical on firewall - (2 hours)       Category: Firewall
Redid crimped end on positive battery cable that comes through firewall. I have added a jump start lug at the lower edge of the firewall and then goes to the master solenoid. I also crimped the ends of two #6 wires which will feed the alternator output through the 60 amp fuse and a shunt for G3X sensing and then to the switched side of the master solenoid. Attached two fuse holders for the wires from the shunt that will be attached to the engine monitor plug GSA24?
I also installed the fireproof sleeve to the firewall pass through when I had to unhook the #8 wire feeding the VPX to add its silicone boot.


 


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