Continued Exhaust install per 48-02. Added Hangar Links. Adjusted angle of Hangar Angles to 123.5 deg using provided template. Step 4 required disconnection of Nose Gear Link (ref Sect 40A-06). to install Tailpipe. Fortunately, another builder documented this - Vans doesn't describe. I tried w/o doing 1st, but seemed impossible otherwise. Used engine hoist to release load on nose wheel. Tailpipe installed and gear re-assembled. Ready to add remaining exhaust tubes, but trying to do as much as practical prior to opening engine to air/moisture - since 1st start is likely few weeks away.
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| removed bolt holding nose gear link...with engine hoist lifting load entirely off nose wheel |
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| tah dah ! Tailpipe installed on hangars in central tunnel |
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| re-attached support link to Nose Gear. Ready to add exhaust tubes forward |