Today I surpassed the 1000 hr mark in my build. I started Oct 5th of 2006 and now 2 yrs and 7 mos later I'm 1000 hrs into the project that will likely go to 1800 to 2000 hrs total. As for today: I'm almost done with the parking brake install. Probably less than an hr to go. -Fabricated a bracket that will screw to the bottom of the baggage compartment floor to help stabilize the valve (it flexes the bulkhead alittle when it is released). I used the sheet metal brake, trimmed it to size. It turned out good. -located the screw holes in the bracket above and drilled -located the bolt holes for the valve in the bracket above and drilled- that was tricky. -drilled for #6 nutplates -deburred (edges and holes) in the bracket and the baggage floor -c/s the nutplate rivets in the bracket for NAS1097 rivets -cleaned and primed -c/s the screw hole in the firewall crossmember for the adel clamp install - and primed. -backet riveted the modified stiffner to the baggage floor -rivetd the #6 nutplates to the bracket frabricated above.
building the 'c' bracket on the sheet metal brake.
Here it is in position prior to drilled the bolt holes in the bottom for the valve
backriveted the modified (larger and reversed) stiffler in place
