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Date:  7-6-2015
Number of Hours:  5.00
Manual Reference:  Section 2
Brief Description:  The big Cut..or 2

It was finally time. Time to make 2 very big decisions and put them into action. The first was easy. Cut out the large naca duct hole in the belly and prep for NACA install. The hard one came when I found that my Nav antenna was lower than I thought and was in the way of the NACA vent. I pondered for a while how to work around it, but came to accept that this naca won't work if I keep that $100 antenna. I had to make the hard call and swallow the hundred bucks and cut out the antenna. What a shame, however this antenna was there in prep for an IFR bird. If I decide to go IFR, I'll be spending a good 10K to get there so another $100 won't kill me.
After removing it I found that the distance between the naca and gear bow is about 1/16"! No room to mess around in there. But it works and the Cooler will be nice and High up on the firewall which means less drag on the airframe side.
The real pain today was using a dremel to cut out the cooler inlet on the firewall while CAREFULLY missing the main Power and Ground wires. It took a lot of sweaty patience but it's done. I've opted to install the regulator inside the hell hole and re-route the 2awg wires above the cooler which will make for a really nice clean install. And I have to admit, Naca ducts are just sexy. I'm stoked about this install and the new cooler is a whole new animal.
Tomorrow I'll be getting the wires routed and re-installed as well as the regulator put in place. I'll then finish the Naca up to primer before installing it to save on that dreaded upside down work. :)
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Carefully cutting out the firewall.

Carefully cutting out the firewall.

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Sad day for Mr. Nav antenna

Sad day for Mr. Nav antenna

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Locating the naca duct.

Locating the naca duct.

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