[79FT]: Building Things

Archives for 79FT:
Jun 15, 2021 Done: ...but now, a new beginning - flying!
Mar 13, 2021 Baffle Seals: ...are baffling!
Mar 12, 2021 Oil Cooler and Hoses: ...mainly, fiddling
Mar 11, 2021 Chips and Dings: ...Cleetus-Style
Oct 16, 2020 Exhaust Clamps: ...shucks!
Oct 15, 2020 Motor Start: ...:)
Sep 07, 2020 Wiring - Pt III: ...part three: done!
Sep 06, 2020 Wiring - Pt II: ...part two
Jul 26, 2020 Wiring!: ...part one
May 01, 2020 Engine Monitor Wires: ... firewall forward
Apr 30, 2020 Fat Wires Firewall Forward: basic setup
Apr 29, 2020 The Fuel System Redo: ...hosed!
Mar 21, 2020 Skookum Choocher: ... aka The Mean Beast
Feb 23, 2020 Brackets for Transducers: fun litte project
Feb 21, 2020 Carb Controls: ...finished!
Feb 17, 2020 Exhaust...: ...full circle
Feb 16, 2020 Tying Loose Ends: ...fuse blocks, and oil cooler bowden
Feb 04, 2020 Finishing Panel Prep: ...placards and switches
Jan 29, 2020 Light and Compass: ...panel work
Nov 23, 2019 Placards for Switches: ...the biplane way
Nov 04, 2019 Brakes and Wheels: fixin' and bleedin'
Oct 09, 2019 LR3-C: ... mounted, and pretty!
Oct 08, 2019 Solder, and Good Crimps: ... the answer is NOT solder?!
Sep 30, 2019 Bending Brake Lines: ... and fitting in place
Sep 10, 2019 Drilling the Panel: ...misery turned happy times!
Sep 08, 2019 FWF, Side Conduit, and Panel: ...messing around trying things
Sep 07, 2019 Harbor Freight Hydraulic Crimper: ... the answer is: solder!
Sep 01, 2019 Carb Control Cables: ...just measuring
Aug 31, 2019 Alternator Pivot Arm Bracket: lots of grinding
Aug 25, 2019 Alternator Install: Nose Baffle Support Bracket: ...I am Bender, insert girder
Aug 16, 2019 Alternator: Initial Fit-Up: ...I almost decided to make new nose baffles
Aug 11, 2019 Wiring Diagram, v1: ...proposed
Jul 01, 2019 Electrical Disassembly: ...fun with wires
Jun 18, 2019 Wire Markings, Fuselinks, Load Measurements, and Turn-and-Slip: tested fuselinks, measured loads, removed and diagnosed turn-and-slip indicator
Jun 17, 2019 Hangar Redo: cleaning up!
May 17, 2019 Race for the Engine: ...or was it pickles?
May 16, 2019 The Flying Fire Hazard: ...sparks galore!
May 15, 2019 Annual 2019: The Cowling Conundrum: ...Comanche, no Comanche?
May 14, 2019 Annual 2019: The Rest of April: ...and 1/2 of May
Apr 06, 2019 Annual 2019: April 6: ...wing root fairings
Mar 30, 2019 Annual 2019: March 30: ... getting familiar
Mar 27, 2019 A Long Planned Trip: ... for Glenn
Nov 21, 2018 Good Bye, Cheetah!: ...live long, and prosper!
Oct 12, 2018 Fall Round of Pickles: ... out of heavy machinery
Sep 26, 2018 Back from Three Years of Silence...: ... [crickets]
Sep 25, 2018 B-Log v2: ...the long-needed updates
Jul 03, 2015 Cleaning up Light Coves on Wingtips for Cheetah: ... I hate sanding!
Dec 10, 2014 CGR30 and the Wheelpants: lots of upgrades
Nov 23, 2014 Rack-o-Ribs: lotsa hours
Oct 24, 2014 Strobe Shields for Cheetah: ... fun with stretcher
Oct 07, 2014 Metal Pickles: Russian autumn tradition
Sep 03, 2014 Banging Sheet Metal: making bulges
Sep 01, 2014 Drag Wires, Aileron, et al: completing and refining
Aug 28, 2014 SolidWorks Models: commonly used items
Aug 21, 2014 Drag and Anti Drag Wires: the beginnings
Aug 18, 2014 Ken Blackman's Story: ... on landing
Aug 18, 2014 Messing with Cheetah, Footstep and Friends: ... all in TX summer
Aug 12, 2014 Wings and Control System: done..! Well, almost
Jul 14, 2014 Rant 1: On Building: why's, and such...
Jul 07, 2014 An Unintended Trip: meet 9891U
Jun 17, 2014 Fitting Lower Wings To The Fuse: in search for missing bends
Jun 16, 2014 Lower Wing Fittings and Torque Tube: cleanup, and more bending
Jun 15, 2014 Torque Tube Basics: for now, just the bare minimum
Jun 09, 2014 Pushrods, bearings, and clearance: slowly getting there
Jun 07, 2014 The Shop Day: ... and how it turns into two weeks
May 22, 2014 Bellcrank and Idler: Bending and twisting virtual metal
May 21, 2014 Aileron-To-Rib - Alignment: Fixed mis-alignment in ailerons
May 20, 2014 B-Log, The Nerd's Builder's Log: How I went about b-logging
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