I just got back from the hangar tonight. I worked about 4 hours finishing up the installation of the cabin heat box that I bought from Don London at Aviacomp International in Skappoose, Oregon. I took some more pictures tonight that I added to my web site and also added some more of the carburetor heat box installation now with the air filter added to the front of the box. If any of you would like to see them they are at www.sharkdriver.zoomshare.com. Before anyone comments, the wood spacers between the fire wall and the engine mount are going to go in favor of aluminum spacers. I just haven't got around to that yet but will soon. I figured someone would notice my error in putting wood on the engine side of the fire wall and comment about it so thought I'd try to head that one off. They are 2" spacers by the way suggested by Steve Bennett at Great Planes. He didn't suggest wood though. That was my own stupid mistake that will be rectified soon.
I was on the phone to Don at Aviacomp last night and he informed me that he has updated his website so that his address is now on it. When I first located him the address on the web site was still of the fellow in California that had bought the business from Don several years ago. Don just recently bought the business back and is in the process of updating everything on his web site. His heat boxes are really good quality. The carb heat box is all anodized aluminum with a stainless air control flap and stainless control shaft with stainless rivets. The cabin heat box is aluminum with a stainless control flap also. I have also added an RST Engineering antenna just like Mark Langford has on his web site. If any of you are looking for an antenna, the RST antenna kit is complete with east to follow instructions on how to make it. Since installing it just like Mark's, I've been listening to Indianapolis Radar Control Center on my ICOM handheld plugged into the plane and that is 150 miles away. Pretty neat since I'm on the ground with my plane in the hangar with the door only open about 6-7 feet. I can't imagine how long the range will be once it's up in the air. Neal Hornung [email protected] EarthLink Revolves Around You.
