Engine Mount ( 3 hrs )
Per Sect 38 - 37, Steps 2-7, and Sect 38, Steps 1-8 installed Guide Plates on Fuselage Rail. Used silly putty instead of modeling clay - worked fine for Step 3. Templates are helpful for alignment, too. Per Sect 40 "Tricycle Landing Gear and Engine Mount", first reamed 6 holes in firewall with 3/8" reamer, then installed Engine Mount. Three different bolt lengths used...and I re-checked length of top 2 since seemed fewer exposed threads than expected - especially vs the other 4. All the bolts met length specs. I'm confirming A-OK with Van's prior to torquing.
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| silly putty instead of modeling clay worked fine |
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| ta dah... guide plates ready |
