Brief Description: Bled brakes, fit GPS antenna and forward skin
Before we put on the forward skin, we decided to bleed the brakes and make sure we had no leaks since it would be more difficult to fit after skin is in place. After consulting with Keith Thompson and others about the procedure and borrowing a pump from Keith, we bled the system and, much to our relief, we found no leaks! We then put the forward skin on and marked a spot just to the right of center line and 7 inches forward of the 2 rivet line we drilled a 9/16ths. hole, mounted the Garmin 430W GPS antenna, drilled the holes for four nut plates, and installed the nut plates. See Image #2. The white "puck" laying on the skin is the antenna. Also note in Image #2 that the roll bar and brace are now in final position. We then took the attach points off the "real" panel and put them on the panel that came in the finishing kit and clecoed the skin back in place and things line up OK!
