Thursday, November 12, 2015

More Fuel System

Fuel lines in the tunnel are done tonight! Now just have to finish up the "easy" ones under the seats. Not much to write about tonight really, but I will leave  you with a few pics of the current state of affairs in the tunnel:

Mid tunnel cover installed with fuel selector

R rear tunnel section showing lines going around parking brake valve and control system cutouts

L rear tunnel section, these lines were much easier to route!

View from the rear of the tunnel looking forward towards the fuel selector

View from the front of the tunnel looking rearward towards the fuel selector

Aux tank feed entering tunnel and "swooping" aft and down to pass under the other two fittings


There are a few things that still need to squeak by all these lines: Rudder control cables, throttle/mixture/prop control cables, and a 2" SCAT tube for the rear ventilation. I *think* there's enough room for everything, we'll see. I think the biggest challenge is going to be getting the throttle/mixture/prop control cables routed around the fuel selector because they will be in close proximity to each other and there are a good number of fuel lines to get in the way. Hopefully we'll be able to figure out a way to make things work!

Next on the agenda is to finish the fuel lines under the seat areas, and then disassemble all the lines and prepare for final-assembly of the fuel system!