Today I took the day off work exclusively to work on the plane. I took the front baffle up to my friends break to bend it. That seemed to work well. I then spent a long time trimming the profiles of the #1 and #2 cylinders. I also spent a while trimming around the starter and engine case. I eventually took the starter off the engine so it would be easier to fit the sheet metal without scratching everything to pieces. I drilled a hole to pickup one of the bolt holes on the case that is typically used for an alternator. I don’t have an alternator so I am free to pic this one up to secure the baffling. I spent a lot time slowly trimming the forward baffle to fit the cowling. This was numbing after awhile of trimming and fitting the cowling and then repeating after more trimming. I have probably taken this cowling off over 100 times this totally sucks. Anyway I finally got it to fit correctly. I also drilled the holes through the firewall for the 3/4″ x 3/4″ angles that I am using to secure the oil cooler. I finished up the day cutting a mold out of foam in an effort to make a fiberglass hood for a 2.5″ SCAT duct off the #4 cylinder baffle.
Time spent today 5.5 hours total time spent 41 hours
Pitts S-1SX 