This suuuuucks.\u00a0 \u00a0I usually feel a certain smugness when my predictions come true, but not this time.\u00a0 I knew this was going to blow going in, that’s why I delayed it for so long.\u00a0 I was on the money with this one.\u00a0 Not one part of this has gone smoothly.\u00a0 Most of it has to do with the fact that it’s impossible to suspend an oil cooler in mid-air in the place it will eventually go so measurements for bracketry can be taken.<\/p>\n
I guess if it was easy, everyone would do it.\u00a0 Today I took a different tack, and unfortunately I didn’t take any pictures, because there was nothing to shoot.\u00a0 Just a lot of head scratching and pondering, followed by some fairly intense metal work.\u00a0 Oh, and I managed to burn the f**k out of my left thumb and forefinger trying to grab a piece of hot angle off the bandsaw table.<\/p>\n
At least I have a proper metal shop to do stuff in, even if it is at the opposite corner of the hangar from where my plane is.<\/p>\n
Eventually, I was able to draw up some rudimentary plans plans based on some measurements.\u00a0 That actually worked and I have a main bracket that should, in theory suspend the oil cooler in the correct position from the engine mount tubes in three places. There is also no chance in hell it’s going to break. It’s reinforced at the cooler mount point with .062 angle.<\/p>\n
I also need a new oil hose, which is shaping up to be around $250.\u00a0 Argh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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