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Pitot Heater wire install & ADS-B Antenna ( 3 hrs )

Crimped open barrel male pin (ref Sect 5-21 for instructions) to red 14ga wire for GAP 26 Pitot heater power.  After inserting into Pin #4 location in Connector P400 at Wing root (ref Sect 19-02 Fig 1 and Detail A ), routed outboard to Pitot mast.  Stayed far away from GMU 22 magnetometer as well as aileron pushrod.  Next, installed the monopole antenna ADS-B/Transponder  at bottom rear of tail.  I recently considered changing to a blade antenna, but the extra $130 cost ( 6x !) seemed excessive for the reduced drag.  Most builders install the monopole, but Vans provided the extra holes in this area for a blade antenna.   So I decided to use the monopole and simply "plug" those unused holes (Vans prod support confirmed).   I used small alum pieces placed with lots of J-B Weld to fill the holes. This can be sanded flush on exterior.   I also placed ~ 2" piece on extra blade antenna holes in mid-fuselage with same epoxy.

one of these red wires is the 14ga power wire
added to C400P

routed toward upper air line to "stay away"
from magnetometer

ADS-B monopole antenna installed. 
Plugged extra holes with epoxy and alum pieces

ADS-B/transponder antenna. 
2 holes filed w/ epoxy fore/aft, too

alum piece epoxied on second, unused Blade antenna holes.
Blue tape will be removed once cured

bottom fuselage...epoxy filling holes flush

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Pitot and AOA lines ( 2 hrs )

• Routed blue 1/4" OD nylon air line for AOA through fuselage from wing root to IP. 
• Routed "white" line for Pitot.   
• and Red line in Fuselage is for Static air (routed recently)

Also replaced white line in LH Wing with blue line ( so now matched).  Cleaveland Tools had 25' of 1/4" OD blue line for only $6.35, so I had plenty for both Wing and Fuselage.  I purchased simple air coupler from Stein Air for joining air lines at wing root/fuselage...so I could route air lines in Wing completely, and in Fuselage completely now (vs when joining Wing to Fuselage).  Also, I routed 14ga Red wire from LH Wing root out to Pitot mast, along blue air line.  This will connect heater function on Pitot (non-regulated).

Static (red),  AOA (blue), and Pitot (white) lines to IP

Past spar, out to LH Wing root/fuselage

 

Red 14ga wire for heater function on Garmin GAP 26 Pitot. 
White line is for Pitot, Blue is for AOA

about 1/2 way to Pitot in LH Wing. 
Aileron pushrod not installed to bellcrank visible in bay

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Joystick Boots ( 2 hrs )

Per Sect 42-07, positioned joystick boot material (used mini-clamps & double sided tape), then riveted w/ AACQ-4-3 blind rivets.   Next one will go much faster.  Since not provided in kit or from Flightline Interiors, last month I ordered 10 thinking I'd have a couple spares...but doooh --forgot to double my order for both LH and RH boots.   So Vans is shipping 10 more...soon.

8 flush head rivets attach alum frame to bottom.  Zipper
 in boot allows access to inside to secure to fuselage
via 3 screws into nutplates

Have to wait to finish 2nd....mis-ordered number rivets needed.
(blue notes on page are instructions
 from Abby at Flightline Interiors)

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Snap Bushings for OAT cable, Pitot, & AOA lines ( 3 hrs )

Drilled 8 places with Uni-bit for SB375-4 bushings in LH seat ribs - will route Pitot and AOA 1/4" nylon air lines soon.  Made 4 alum brackets to hold four SB437-4 bushings to secure OAT cable passing from center tunnel to LH Wing.

forgot to take pic before 2 of 4 installed.

Yellow shows planned route for Pitot and AOA lines.  Two in
spar were Vans design location, whereas I determined route
 through seat ribs to wing.   Blue highlights the brackets added
 for OAT with  bushings

bottom line is brake line (no fluid...yet).   Blue and white
 "lines" sketched in after pic for AOA and Pitot lines

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OAT wire routed, etc ( 3 hrs )

Routed OAT (outside air temp probe) from backside of G3X Touch display (GDU460) to center tunnel.  Required removal of 2 SB's at spar -- aarrrgghhh! (sensor too large to pass through), so split and re-installed.  Routed under LH seat area through ribs, then out large SB at fuselage side.  Next, fabricate several alum brackets to hold SBs supporting OAT wire.   Also routed "phone cable" ELT wire, and ADS-B/transponder RG400 coax antenna cable forward, then behind CB panel.  Connected to ELT model E-04 cockpit remote on IP (per Sect 53-02)m and to GTX 45R xpr.   Loosely routed LH and RH Common Fuse Harness, connecting for 1st time to IP harnesses.  Final positioning and securing tbd....

Lower left SB now has OAT wire passing from IP

OAT wiring under LH seat.  Next: add brackets w/ SB's next

Fuselage exit has large SB so sensor passes easily

LH Common Harness connected. 
OAT (white) and Static air line similar path, all
loosely arranged for now

RH Common Harness connected. 
ELT, and Transponder cables similar path,
loosely arranged for now

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Static Air Line, etc  ( 3 hrs )

Added more red RTV (hi temp) at few places on engine baffles which showed up with "light test".   Routed coax antenna wire, ELT wire, and Static air line from rear bulkhead forward via center tunnel up to IP.  Used 16 SB750-10 per Sect 55-02. 

static air lower left,  antenna & ELT wires lower right

forward to Main Spar

next, route further forward and up behind CB panel

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Main Amps fuse link ( 2 hrs )

Re-worked "Main Amps" connection to Shunt on LH firewall (inside - so hard to reach, of course !).  Soldered in 26 ga wires on each 22 ga wire to act as "fuse links".  Would have been far easier if I'd realized this was recommended...prior to mounting shunt to firewall. 

after cutting "Main Amps" wire, soldered in length of 26 ga wire.
  I then looped so cable ties secured 22 ga wire to 22 ga wire.

re-installed to Shunt