Corvair Cowling development
Made some satisfying progress with nose owl setup and top cowling templates Hopeful to finish this setup by this weekend. Many thanks to William Wynne and Jim Weasemen for providing the Nosebowl and Cowling metal Kit.
Zenith Build
Creature comforts for Pilot :)
Friends Just finished small ancillary items on center console and now onto working on Cowling and Nose Bowl – Wish me luck I need it … LOL Procured this center console from Ebay and installed it — Looks cool so far.
GRT Panel connected – :)
Keeping my wits at bay and with heart wrapped in my hand – connected the electrical to my Instrument panel — and woo hoo – It works — No smoke and ICOM Radio, GRT Sport EFIS, EIS , TT22 and GPS – all responded as they are supposed to .. […]
Tach Sensor bracket
After about 2 hrs of dilly dallying – the new tach sensor installation is done as advised and am very happy now. One monkey off the back and now onto the next – thank you for advise from William Wynne of Flycorvair.net The Tach sensor is from William and it is set […]
Wing Tip LED’s – installed
So continuing my update on wing tips for my zenith cruzer … I rigged the wiring and installed the wingtip led lights… So far so good and it looks alright….
More updates on Firewall Forward items
While I wait on my GRT panel to arrive, , here is a short update on progress made recently on my zenith cruzer build… Made a small bracket and mounted andair gascolator Installed carb heat muff Ran the braided fuel lines from wing attachment to the Newton fuel valve in […]
Braided fuel lines and Brake lines installed
Friends, Here is the update for last few days of work in my cruzer.After working on my corvair engine electrical setup for a while, I wanted to take a break while I wait for some parts to arrive. In the interim, worked on connecting the following: Matco parking brake valve, […]
Miscellaneous updates for Oct 2020
Here is the update on zenith cruzer build as of mid week – Completed vent tubes for fuel tanks Installed the newton sprl fuel selector valve on center console – Installed exhausts on corvair Test fit the carburetor install Prepped ANDAIR Gascolator for final install — Waiting on few electrical […]
Fuel senders in Fuel tanks – DONE :)
After recent focus on engine and firewall forward side of things, I have decided to focus a bit on wings now. Worked on Fuel senders being setup on top instead of side of the fuel tanks Connected and ran the Pito/Static tubes to the fuselage end of the Left wing […]
PM-VO & Oil separator – update
Super stoked to see the oil separator and B&C PM/OV kit arriving in mail today. Installed the Oil separator pending hoses to be connected. When it comes to B&C PM/OV kit, I was kind of caught off-guard. I have no illusion about my skills when it comes to electrical work. […]