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Thanks for the input everyone. While we are at it does anyone have an install manual for a PS engineering PDA360EX audio panel?
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Go directly to PS Engineering's website. Manuals are available to download.
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Thanks Web, I looked there after I made the post and found what I needed.
I put a digital level on the top of the door frame for horizontal axis and it matched the firewall for perpendicular. The seat rails do not, so I am going with top of door and firewall and the panel has about 5 degrees of tip.
Thanks everyone and fly safe and often!
I put a digital level on the top of the door frame for horizontal axis and it matched the firewall for perpendicular. The seat rails do not, so I am going with top of door and firewall and the panel has about 5 degrees of tip.
Thanks everyone and fly safe and often!
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We have been working on the old Cyclone between feeding and plowing snow. Riveted up the last two side skins, got a panel cut and everything mounted in said panel, built shelves to help hold avionics behind the panel and wired everything on the panel with a lot of help from Web and Dynon support. Dismantled the panel and painted all the pieces, installed nut plates and riveted the shelves together.To get the panel sub structure out of the fuselage to work on, I had to remove the top of the dash, while it was out I made a defrost vent and installed and cut a strip to go underneath the dash to install nut plates to so I can screw in the windshield retainer strip.
Used a v brace that I had for the 180H to fab a jig and built a v brace for the build.
Oh and I swept some of the floor the the other day. If I had a melter I could melt down the aluminum shavings and have some sheet aluminum.
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Does anyone know the color code or name of the color of white that was used on 1955 Cessna 180?
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Thanks Hotrod, that will give me somewhere to start.
Does anyone know if the Cessna 180/185 engine mount was set up for zero thrust line?
Thanks Brian
Does anyone know if the Cessna 180/185 engine mount was set up for zero thrust line?
Thanks Brian
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Talked to renowned engine truss builder and he said the engine in 185 points down, something to do with airflow over the horizontal stab. Going with a mostly factory engine truss so thrustline pre engineered for me.
Mounted a fresh air vent and static port and riveted sub panel and boot cowl on. Set windshield up on dash and the line of rivets that I thought held in the windshield is just a line of rivets. So the strip I made to screw the windshield retainer in is useless. Will make another because I still want to use screws and nut plates to hold in the windshield.
One thing that was new to me was where there are several layers of skins , there are some that are flush riveted before the next skin is put on. A great idea to keep them from getting gaps between the layers. Don’t know if this a Cessna approach or something the guys ahead of me tried. I like it and will use the idea in other places.
Somebody posted 800-1000 hours to build a cub. I am at 1200 hrs in wings and not sure on fuselage. A cyclone is definitely a long haul for build time. Still having fun, and dream of pushing the throttle to the firewall and making a three blade MAC scream every day. That’s what keeps me going.
Mounted a fresh air vent and static port and riveted sub panel and boot cowl on. Set windshield up on dash and the line of rivets that I thought held in the windshield is just a line of rivets. So the strip I made to screw the windshield retainer in is useless. Will make another because I still want to use screws and nut plates to hold in the windshield.
One thing that was new to me was where there are several layers of skins , there are some that are flush riveted before the next skin is put on. A great idea to keep them from getting gaps between the layers. Don’t know if this a Cessna approach or something the guys ahead of me tried. I like it and will use the idea in other places.
Somebody posted 800-1000 hours to build a cub. I am at 1200 hrs in wings and not sure on fuselage. A cyclone is definitely a long haul for build time. Still having fun, and dream of pushing the throttle to the firewall and making a three blade MAC scream every day. That’s what keeps me going.
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Don't forget to fit a seaplane V brace behind the windshield, even if you never plan on going on floats. It stiffens the forward upper fuselage when taxing over rough ground. And helps to keep the windshield from developing leaks.
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Ran into roadblocks fixing exhaust on the cub so slid over and built a door for the oil fill tube. Will be flush mounted into fiberglass cowl and hidden hinge. Going to make another for the dipstick. Oh ya have the engine on and the prop on for cowling fit and measuring of cables for prop and mixture.
Waiting on hartwell latch to finish door.
Waiting on hartwell latch to finish door.
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Thanks Mike!
Really busy with non airplane stuff, unfortunately. However did get the oil fill door riveted together and into the upper cowl. Hope to get the oil check door in tomorrow. Flew to a friends over the weekend to look under the cowl of his 185 to see where the throttle and mixture come through the firewall and how the intake was built. Plenty of building yet to do.
Really busy with non airplane stuff, unfortunately. However did get the oil fill door riveted together and into the upper cowl. Hope to get the oil check door in tomorrow. Flew to a friends over the weekend to look under the cowl of his 185 to see where the throttle and mixture come through the firewall and how the intake was built. Plenty of building yet to do.
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Hey hotrod,
The air filter is 4x9 and the round spigot is 3”. The intake tube for the throttle body is 3” and I am about 7” from the filter to the throttle body itself. The 185 that I looked at had a very similar set up where the intake necked down to the throttle body, the filter is in a different place, but the mechanics are quite similar.
Thanks for looking and I am always listening and learning, Brian
The air filter is 4x9 and the round spigot is 3”. The intake tube for the throttle body is 3” and I am about 7” from the filter to the throttle body itself. The 185 that I looked at had a very similar set up where the intake necked down to the throttle body, the filter is in a different place, but the mechanics are quite similar.
Thanks for looking and I am always listening and learning, Brian
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It looks like you are planning on installing a drooped leading edge extension. If and when you do, make certain the left and right wings match precisely in order to avoid any wing heavy tendencies. If not done accurately, the out of rig conditions could vary at different speeds. Enough for you to tear your hair out trying to figure out what is wrong.
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That is a closed space. Did you install a drain hole at the low point?
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Built a jig to aid in painting. First inverted flight!!!
