The oil lines were stiff but still able to curve them around obstacles to install to engine. To help avoid baffle cracks, I made a brace that fits between the top of the #4 cylinder head to the doubled up baffle material. I cut it out of the non-used canopy ejection handle. 6 inches long, flatten and bent the ends to fit properly. Primed the cleaned up ends as well as over the powder coated surface. Then painted it engine gray and mounted it. That makes a very solid brace and, hopefully will not allow any cracking to occur. I removed the cylinder cover top screw and replaced it with a 1 1/2 inch 1/4x20 stainless pan head machine screw. On the inside, I added washer, lock washer and lock nut to secure the brace.
Added a 3rd mounting location between the 2 cooler nutplates to lock down the brace.
