Today I installed the fuel filter on the forward face of the left gear tower. Because the drawings and instruction manual are somewhat lacking when it comes to describing the precise location of the filter, I selected the location based on a). laterally lining up the bottom fitting with the hole below, b). leaving enough room for the throttle quadrant cables that will run above it, and c). allowing for the easiest access through my custom fuselage access plate.
In keeping with one of my stated goals to make this airplane as easy to service as I can, I deviated from the plans a bit by installing platenuts for the AN-3 bolts that hold the Adel clamps. These were simple to install thorugh the gear tower access panels. The platenuts seemed like a better idea than putting nyloc nuts inside the gear tower. Those seem like they'd be a pain to reach when I want to remove and inspect the filter each year.
Finally today, I inventoried and stored all the hardware in the Finish Kit. I only found one error: Vans sent me a bunch of dome-head AN470AD3-4 rivets instead of flush AN426AD3-4s. No biggie. I've got plenty of extras of each.
Fuel filter installed on front side of gear tower.
This is the view of the filter through the access panel in the skin.
