Zzz wrote:I was just about to lament the days of having an airplane in the hangar and being able to wrench on it on a rainy day...

But then I remembered I do have that-- It's just a LOT more wrenching and it's in my garage. I work on it in my socks.

8GCBC wrote:Cameron,

You still have the extended "wheel pants" nuts on the axles [emoji38]

Late night at my office:

CamTom12 wrote:

Zzz wrote:I was just about to lament the days of having an airplane in the hangar and being able to wrench on it on a rainy day...

But then I remembered I do have that-- It's just a LOT more wrenching and it's in my garage. I work on it in my socks.

One day I'll be in your shoes, Zane.

But my hangar leaks so until then I keep mine close.

8GCBC wrote:Cameron,

You still have the extended "wheel pants" nuts on the axles [emoji38]

RV Cowl, RV wheel pants!!

Late night at my office:

I need to mount them up and see how much they'll do. They're pretty swoopy.

Just propped up here:

EZFlap wrote:Wow... with those sexy wheel pants and the Grove gear that'll be one speedy Pacer !

We're having a discussion on another board about the Pacer wing twist and its effect on cruise speed. Apparently the short-wings were designed to be optimized with that twist, and removing the twist slows the airplane down a bunch instead of speeding it up.

CamTom12 wrote:.... I got all the under dash wiring complete. What a pain. I went up in amperage from 35 to 60 on the alternator, which required rewiring from 10 to 8 ga. ....

CamTom12 wrote:This was my view for much of the afternoon / evening:


On the plus side, I got all the under dash wiring complete. What a pain. I went up in amperage from 35 to 60 on the alternator, which required rewiring from 10 to 8 ga. Plus the new alternator is internally regulated and over-voltage protected, so there were some old components that had to come out and new wiring routed.


I replaced the old 35a breaker with a 60a current limiter, so now I have a hole in my dash that's labeled "ALT"

I got the idea that it'd be neat to wire an indicator lamp in there since my new alternator has the wiring for an optional alternator out indicator. Heck, it's already labeled! Problem is, I can't find any good ones. I made a trip to the aviation department of the local radio shack and they didn't have anything worthwhile. I've also done about 30 minutes of internet searching and the best I can come up with is this:

They don't look that bright.

Does anyone have any experience with something really bright?

hotrod180 wrote:Unless your old alternator went gunnysack, I'm curious why you did this? Does your airplane have an unusually large electrical load? My C180 has the original 35A generator, and despite suggestions to "upgrade" to a larger-capacity alternator, I have no plans to change it as it keeps the battery charged just fine-- "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" comes to mind.

mtv wrote:Try giving Digi Key a call for any electronics stuff. http://www.digikey.com/?&WT.srch=1 It's an amazing place....in Thief River Falls, MN. Very helpful to me over the phone on a project I was working on. Their catalog is HUGE.

Started by a guy as a teenager in his parent's basement. His parents ran a bakery. He grew the Digi Key company, while also running the bakery after his parents retired. He's still the baker......

Amazing place.

MTV

mtv wrote:

CamTom12 wrote:I got the idea that it'd be neat to wire an indicator lamp in there since my new alternator has the wiring for an optional alternator out indicator. Heck, it's already labeled! Problem is, I can't find any good ones. I made a trip to the aviation department of the local radio shack and they didn't have anything worthwhile. I've also done about 30 minutes of internet searching and the best I can come up with is this:

They don't look that bright.

Does anyone have any experience with something really bright?

Try giving Digi Key a call for any electronics stuff. http://www.digikey.com/?&WT.srch=1 It's an amazing place....in Thief River Falls, MN. Very helpful to me over the phone on a project I was working on. Their catalog is HUGE.

Started by a guy as a teenager in his parent's basement. His parents ran a bakery. He grew the Digi Key company, while also running the bakery after his parents retired. He's still the baker......

Amazing place.

MTV

EZFlap wrote:Carburetor air intake plenum looks good, so does the exhaust and the front/center crankcase baffling. If you're looking to improve cruise speed and engine cooling, take a look at the cooling/cowling design on Peter Garrison's Melmoth 2. There's a big chunk of speed there, when compared to Piper's original system. Not to mention having better tools to keep your engine running better.

M6RV6 wrote:Cam, Looks like you have a lip on the bottom of the cowl where the air exits already, Lots of discussion on this and various fixes on the RV forums! Glastars have the same problems!
You mite extend it just a bit or try another angle to create a little more vacumn on the bottom of the cowl. I had to do that on my M6 Maule to get it to cool correctly as it had a bastard cowl on it? 1/4" made a difference on the length, also have one on my RV6, it is sealed up on both ends so the air has to come out there and I think that is what makes it work!!
Have FUN

blackrock wrote:The warning light in my panel is similar to this:

http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/6123132130F/350-2100-ND/1530500

It's about 1/2" diameter so hard to miss when it lights up. Not sure of you want something that large or not? Your plane looks great with that slim alternator in there, BTW!