Dan's
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Finish Kit
| Date | Session Hours | Task |
| 9/21/2006 | 2 | trim wheel pants & apply backer strip, coat top cowl with epoxy 50% solution |
| 9/18/2006 | 1 | sand, superfil wheel fairing |
| 9/16/2006 | 1 | sand, superfil wheel fairing |
| 9/13/2006 | 1 | sand, superfil wheel fairing |
| 9/12/2006 | 1 | superfil wheel fairing |
| 9/11/2006 | 1 | attach intersection to wheel fairing with epoxy cloth |
| 9/1/2006 | 2 | attach/rivet wheel to gear fairings and prepare for epoxy molding |
| 9/1/2006 | 1 | remove intersection fairing, prep others |
| 8/31/2006 | 1 | layer epoxy/cloth for wheel to gear intersection fairing |
| 8/30/2006 | 1 | continue with gear & wheel fairing |
| 8/29/2006 | 1 | continue with gear & wheel fairing |
| 8/28/2006 | 1 | continue with gear & wheel fairing |
| 8/27/2006 | 4 | continue with gear & wheel fairing |
| 8/26/2006 | 2 | continue with gear & wheel fairing |
| 8/23/2006 | 2 | jack up main gear, align gear fairings, fill with Great Stuff foam |
| 8/22/2006 | 1 | more prep for main gera alignment |
| 8/21/2006 | 1 | prep for main gear alignment |
| 8/20/2006 | 3 | begin attaching main gear leg fairing |
| 8/19/2006 | 2 | finsih up with the nose gear fairing |
| 8/18/2006 | 2 | continue with the nose gear fairing |
| 8/17/2006 | 2 | mount nose gear bracket and expand cutout for tire… |
| 8/13/2006 | 4 | continue attaching nutplates to wheel attach points & wheel fairingd |
| 8/12/2006 | 3 | fairing bracket work, drill, rivet, attach hinge to gear fairing |
| 8/5/2006 | 2 | attach & rivet gear fairing hinge assy along with nutplates to wheel pants |
| 8/5/2006 | 3 | trim & size gear fairings |
| 7/12/2006 | 1 | begin wheel fairing work |
| 5/14/2006 | 3 | finish sand fwd canopy, apply contact cement to new cushion mat & fwd cabin carpeting |
| 5/2/2006 | 1 | sand upper/lower cowl right join |
| 4/30/2006 | 1.5 | attach platenuts to center cowl attach, coat epoxy on right front cowl join to correct misalignment |
| 4/29/2006 | 1 | more brake fluid fill |
| 4/28/2006 | 1 | recut slot for lower cowl to clear prop |
| 4/23/2006 | 3 | sand cowl & fwd windscreen, adjust lower cowl for prop clearance on removal, |
| 4/22/2006 | 4 | apply uhwm tape to flaps, sand & apply 2nd coat of epoxy to upper & lower cowls & rear emp fairing, attach seat belts |
| 4/21/2006 | 1 | apply epxoy to upper cowl for pinhole coverup |
| 4/20/2006 | 6 | attach blast cooling on baffles, attach lower cowl baffle material to inlet, glass cowl rivet holes |
| 4/19/2006 | 4 | rivet remaining lower cowl piano hinge, complete oil access door, epoxy upper cowl inner scoop |
| 4/17/2006 | 6 | rework & replace lateral cowl piano hinge to new size |
| 3/26/2006 | 3 | build lower cowl hinge bracket |
| 3/22/2006 | 7 | fit upper and lower cowls, drill and ctrsk |
| 3/21/2006 | 5 | Reworked top cowl |
| 2/20/2006 | 2 | spinner cutouts |
| 1/23/2006 | 1 | Cowl fitting… |
| 12/29/2005 | 0.5 | apply sealant to rollbar canopy interior gap |
| 12/28/2005 | 1 | sand forward canopy plexiglass |
| 12/6/2005 | 1 | attach & redrill emp fairing |
| 12/5/2005 | 1 | rear emp fairing adjustment to enable better fit, rework canopy close handles |
| 12/3/2005 | 2 | completed fwf hinge attachments |
| 12/2/2005 | 3 | fabricate shim for fwd fuelage/hinge, drill, deburr, attach hinge & rivet |
| 12/1/2005 | 2 | fabricate & wrinkle paint dummy plate for instrument panel, cut & drill fwd fuselage top hinge assy |
| 11/30/2005 | 1 | reworked lower fwd fuselage hinge, rivet to fuselage |
| 11/29/2005 | 2 | msic finish stuff, drill & debur lower cowl piano hinge |
| 11/28/2005 | 2 | sand canopy areas & othe misc finishin stuff |
| 11/26/2005 | 4 | various assortment of items, sand fwd canopy, rudder, wing, attempt ot bleed brakes, drill 2" hole into firewall, frivet rear canopy to fix bow |
| 11/25/2005 | 6 | various assortment of items, nose gear, canopy, superfill sand…. |
| 11/24/2005 | 1 | apply superfill to wing & rudder divot. Recoat front windscreen area |
| 8/27/2005 | 1 | misc canopy adjustments |
| 8/23/2005 | 1 | misc finishing stuff |
| 8/21/2005 | 3 | misc finishing stuff,,, drill right passenger stick & attach with clevis pin, cut foam pads for floorboards |
| 8/20/2005 | 2 | rework emp fairing, countersink, attach missing nutplates |
| 8/18/2005 | 2 | misc finishing stuff |
| 8/17/2005 | 1 | complete new latch fabrication and install |
| 8/16/2005 | 1.5 | fabricate new canopy latch bracket |
| 8/14/2005 | 1.5 | fwd to rear canopy adjustments |
| 7/16/2005 | 0.5 | cut & fit interior vent lines |
| 7/14/2005 | 1.5 | canopy work on rear skirt to close gaps |
| 6/25/2005 | 2 | prep rivet & attach air vents |
| 6/22/2005 | 3 | re-attach elevators/elev push rods, trim emp fairing for fit, adjust baggage panel |
| 6/21/2005 | 1 | misc cleanup up |
| 6/5/2005 | 1.5 | drill routing holes in supports, L&R pass through pitot tubes, remote compass & elt wiring |
| 6/4/2005 | 5 | emp fairing attachment-drill, ctrsink, tap attach points, access plates… |
| 6/3/2005 | 5.5 | attach platenuts - setup & attach rear emp fairing |
| 5/22/2005 | 3 | canopy adjustments… |
| 5/20/2005 | 1 | rework canopy bracket |
| 5/17/2005 | 1 | misc stuff |
| 5/15/2005 | 0.5 | more sanding |
| 5/13/2005 | 1 | more sanding & prep work |
| 5/8/2005 | 1 | more sanding & prep work |
| 5/1/2005 | 0.5 | more stinkin' sanding of front windscreen |
| 4/19/2005 | 0.5 | more sanding |
| 4/9/2005 | 0.5 | reapply cloth & epoxy to front canopy/windscreen area |
| 4/8/2005 | 2 | more sanding, trim canopy top fairing to canopy |
| 4/7/2005 | 1.5 | more sanding… |
| 4/5/2005 | 1 | more sanding… |
| 4/4/2005 | 1 | sand, recoat voids with epoxy/micro balloons |
| 4/3/2005 | 2 | sand, recoat voids with epoxy/micro balloons, separate canopy from front windscreen |
| 4/2/2005 | 1.5 | sand canopy edges, detach canopy, clean up & reapply cloth & epoxy |
| 4/1/2005 | 1.5 | sand, recoat voids with epoxy/micro balloons |
| 3/31/2005 | 1 | sand… |
| 3/30/2005 | 1 | layup & epoxy windscreen over slider |
| 3/29/2005 | 3 | light sand, clean, prep & applepoxy with micro ballons to plexiglass edge. Apply epoxy buildup with cloth to forward windscreen. |
| 3/28/2005 | 2 | attach electrical tape borders to front windscreen, sand & prep border |
| 3/27/2005 | 2.5 | fabricate and attach windscreen retaining clips |
| 3/25/2005 | 2.5 | prep, prime, & finish paint top skin below windscreen before attachment,attach screws & spacers on front windscreen |
| 3/24/2005 | 1 | refabricate tail strobe support bracket |
| 3/22/2005 | 1 | began attaching front windsceern |
| 3/8/2005 | 0.5 | cut 1/4"id tubing and attach to landing gear fuel lines |
| 2/26/2005 | 0.5 | fabricate canopy slide assy using fishing line |
| 2/14/2005 | 0.5 | sand superfill vent area |
| 2/13/2005 | 1.5 | attach uhwm tape to rear canopy assy, sand & superfill side vents |
| 2/12/2005 | 1 | fill & bleed brake lines |
| 2/2/2005 | 1.5 | fabricate & attach lower brake line |
| 1/25/2005 | 0.5 | Attach r side landing gear with bolt, torque… |
| 1/22/2005 | 1 | 6-32 tapping of the forward rollbar frame |
| 1/20/2005 | 1.5 | landing gear attachment |
| 1/19/2005 | 1 | landing gear fitting |
| 1/16/2005 | 0.5 | build & attach EXPERIMENTAL logo in bagage panel |
| 1/14/2005 | 0.5 | redo mapbox door |
| 1/14/2005 | 1.5 | assemble nose gear assy |
| 1/13/2005 | 1 | continue assembling nose wheel assy |
| 1/11/2005 | 1 | mount nose wheel & tire assy |
| 1/9/2005 | 1 | completed rear canopy assy |
| 1/8/2005 | 6 | continue fitting rear skirt, rivet to canopy/frame rivet interior to side skirts/frame |
| 1/7/2005 | 3 | continue form, fit rear skirt |
| 1/6/2005 | 3 | trim, form, layup, cut, match drill rear canopy skirts using hole locators |
| 1/5/2005 | 2 | setup & rivet/bolt side skirts & rivet forward canopy to frame |
| 1/4/2005 | 2 | continue final drill, debur, csink canopy skirt, frame & canopy |
| 1/3/2005 | 1 | final drill canopy skirt |
| 1/2/2005 | 1 | finish drill c-791 & deburr… |
| 1/1/2005 | 2 | drill C-791 support to inside canpopy frame |
| 12/28/2004 | 3 | drill supports through canopy, prep C791 with lightening holes, deburr |
| 12/27/2004 | 3 | attach & secure anchor blocks, drill canopy side skirts & braces to canopy frame |
| 12/20/2004 | 1.5 | fabricate & attach the rear canopy anchor blocks. |
| 12/19/2004 | 1 | rivet C-653 strip to top canopy, work on handle |
| 12/18/2004 | 1 | canopy work & handle |
| 12/16/2004 | 1 | modify & attach canopy handle |
| 12/15/2004 | 2 | drill windscreen to rollbar |
| 12/14/2004 | 1 | drill slider roller brackets assy |
| 12/13/2004 | 1 | secure slider rails |
| 12/12/2004 | 1 | rework side rest to attach slider rails |
| 12/11/2004 | 3 | final trim of sliding canopy, trim forward windscreen & size using shims… drill slider rails for final fit |
| 12/10/2004 | 1 | prep work for the canopy side skirts |
| 12/5/2004 | 4 | Canopy drill, countersink, drill C653 top strap |
| 11/28/2004 | 1 | drill mouting holes FWF |
| 11/28/2004 | 2 | %&^*&&^ wheel axle setup, cotter pin though axle… |
| 11/27/2004 | 3 | ^%^(&&* wheel axle setup |
| 11/26/2004 | 2 | wheel axle setup, redo mounting flange for 1/16 separation |
| 11/23/2004 | 2 | fabricate bushings & attach brake mouting plate, wheel fairing bracket |
| 11/22/2004 | 2 | drilling & fitting the supports& brake flange to the landing gear. Plans & Drawings suck here. Worse yet.. |
| 11/21/2004 | 2 | setup & initial drilling of the canopy to the slider frame |
| 11/20/2004 | 1.5 | The big Cut. Finish 2nd/last side cuts, rear cuts, & split windscreen-slider cuts. Hurray- No Cracks! |
| 11/20/2004 | 1.5 | assemble main landing gear tires to the split rims |
| 11/18/2004 | 1.5 | repack bearings & prep tires for install |
| 11/14/2004 | 1 | layup canopy & frame, secure with duct tape & mark area around frame for next cut |
| 11/14/2004 | 2 | cut forward & rear side canopy, drill handle hole & sand with 220/400 grit |
| 11/8/2004 | 1 | canopy prep work |
| 11/6/2004 | 3 | canopy frame work |
| 11/5/2004 | 1 | canopy frame work |
| 11/4/2004 | 1 | canopy frame work |
| 11/3/2004 | 2 | canopy frame work |
| 11/2/2004 | 2 | canopy frame work |
| 11/1/2004 | 1.5 | drill & setup roll bar support bar |
| 10/31/2004 | 1 | flush rivet remaining rivets on upper rail where roll bar meets |
| 10/31/2004 | 3 | install & attach roll bar |