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\nThe last week has sucked big time. I had one of the top ten worst colds of my life last week, which put me out of work for two days and down for most of the weekend. The only bright spot was Saturday. A friend from MI was in town and rented a new Corvette, so I loaded up on antihistamines and we went hooning around the desert all afternoon. Sunday was a little better. I was able to temp-install the control column and the left stick so I could hook up the pushrods and check rigging. I’m not sure, but I think my aft push tube is too long. I have the rod-end bearings in almost to the stops, and I think the forward push tube is shy of minimum thread coverage on its bearings. right now, the only way I get stop-to-stop motion from the elevators without hitting the ribs with the control column is to extend the forward push tube bearings as far as they’ll go. They might still have acceptable thread coverage, but I don’t like being on margins if I can belp it. I might wind up shaving 1\/4″ or so off the aft tube and redrilling or ordering a new end bearing fitting. This needs to get done, pronto, because I need to do the roll bar and get that out of the way so I can paint like mad and actually start installing systems.
\nThis morning, I spoke to Tony Partain about the finish kit shipment, and Partain Transport will be delivering my finish kit sometime in the next month or so, which means i’ll have to find a home for the canopy, cowls and other fiberglass bits. the good news is, I’ll be able to use the crating for another project at home, and\/or shelves for the incoming bits. The loft in my shop is getting crowded with things I’ll eventually need to paint and screw back on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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