On Fri. I met my dad @ the hangar, for what I thought would be an easy task. i.e. coupling the filtered air canister to the cowling induction inlet. BUT !!!!!! when we fit the lower cowl I found out that the Ram air control linkage was interferring with the cowling !$#!$#!!@!!!. in order to fix/solve the problem, I need to do several things. The 1st was to shorten the RAM air flap rod that the control arm mounts to in order to move the controls inboard 1/4" We accomplished that but still found that we have some interferrance. $#!##!$!!!! Fortunately I remembered when I refabricated the induction inlet from the oval to the round inlet, that I had to do a fair amount of build up in order to make it look attractive. I made some calipers out of some scrap and measured the thickness at the point of interferance, and then began to CAREFULLY sand out a 'dish/pocket to allow for free movement of the control arm. I got it sanded to the point where it's clear and will allow for a couple of layers of glass to reinforce the reworked area. But it doesn't leave much room for engine vibration, which I'm sure will occur. So next step is to further shorten the RAM air rod and control arm another 1/8 -3/16" and move the control arm further inboard. I'm limited on how far inboard I can move it without creating interferrance with the aluminum of the air filter canister itself. Say tunned .......! I spent the bulk of Monday(Today) helping Wade 'gross fit' his doors on his -10. They turned out pretty good and we got the 1st coat of flox applied to build-up the cabin cover.
