
not contact it, we bent the bracket to match the
fuselage/cowl side when viewed from the front.
Our
bracket was made from K&S 1/16“ aluminum sheet. Drill
the bottom end of the bracket with a 3/8" dia. hole to accept
the fuel valve body and drill two 7/64" dia. holes at the top
end, allowing it to be mounted in place with two #4 sheet
metal screws (not supplied).
A small hole in the cowl, directly over the fuel valve, must
now be made to allow the fuel probe to be inserted into the
valve. Place your penlight behind the bracket, at the hole
for the filler valve. You can now clearly see exactly where
the hole must be on the outside of the cowl. Mark this
location with a marker pen, remove the cowl and use the
Dremel® Tool and a tapered bit to open up a hole about
5/16" in diameter at the mark made earlier. Put the cowl
back on and check your work. Adjust the hole as needed to
allow easy insertion and removal of the fuel probe.
With the engine and cowl mounted in place, the spinner can
now be fitted to the engine. This spinner is a high quality
SIG unit that has been molded to accept APC propellers up
to 16 x 8 in size. The shaft hole in the base of the spinner
must be made to fit your particular engine. If required, shaft
spacers are included. If your engine shaft is larger than the
hole size in the spinner, it can be drilled to fit. This should
be done using a drill press. Slip the base plate onto the
shaft. Slip the propeller onto the shaft and secure it with
your engine's nut and washer. Snap the spinner nose cone
in place into the base plate channels and use the four
mounting screws supplied with the spinner to mount it to the
base plate. Don't over-tighten the screws but bring them up
snug.
GENERAL FUSELAGE AND TAIL GROUP ASSEMBLY
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1) From the kit contents, locate the bag containing the
tailwheel assembly. Lay the fuselage upside down on your
bench. Note that the tailwheel assembly will be mounted
directly to the fuselage at the rearmost location. Hold one
of the two tailwheel leaf springs in place on the fuselage,
lined up with its centerline. Use a fine tip felt marker to mark
the locations of the two mounting holes in the spring, onto
the fuselage. Remove the spring and use a 5/32" dia. drill
bit to drill two holes through the fuselage bottom at the hole
locations just made.
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2) Turn the fuselage over, exposing the inside rear of the
fuselage. Apply epoxy glue to the front surfaces of the two
4-40 blind nuts and insert them into the two holes just
drilled. Press them into the wood and wipe off any excess
glue, keeping glue out of the threads.
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