Aerodon

The panel should have these plastic coated standoffs to prevent it dropping too low. I use aluminum spacers to replace the rubber lord mounts, but the OEM panel holes will not match the rivnuts in the airframe. They needed the rubber mounts to allow some degree of misalignment. Aerodon

BASparts have a 1 piece belly for M20K. I can take pictures of what the mountings look like. probably longer than you need? Approval??? Aerodon

I think Van's had 400 engine deposits of $10k. Then they received the balance before delivery. Then they paid Lycoming 30 days. But when they went bankrupt, the deposit holders lost.

There is a long line from th brake master cylinders to the reservoir behind the baggage compartment. Mine was leaking at the front T. Any brake leak will find its way to the drain on the removable belly panel.

I just bought some Rosens' so have a nice set of M20K visors.... Aerodon

I do this in my spare time for customers, my side hustle to fund my aviation habit. The later Mooneys are easier to do, I have several versions of OEM panels to start from. Most of the work is in the design and CAD, then it is relatively inexpensive to get a template cut by one of the commercial services. I always do the final on my AXYZ machine to make sure it is aviation grade aluminum and so I can test fit instruments before shipping. Sometimes I do additional work like countersinking, painting and even labelling. The first time for any panel is time consuming and iterative. It's hard to get it right the first time and it gets frustrating for me when I don't get good customer feedback o moving things around. I'll suck up a bit of the learning curve on 'new designs', I'll make it up later on repeat orders. I'm pretty good on M20J/K and later panels. I'm looking for a M20C-F project to expand my portfolio. You need to work with your local guy to get it installed and signed out. He will advise what parts you can help with. There is a lot of labour in taking things apart, and some detailed knowledge is required to remove old unwanted stuff. Aerodon

I can make pedal extensions according to your instructions and drawing 720115, as long as you know the process to get owner produced parts signed out by your guy. Aerodon

The wiring goes from the 50A CB to one side of the switch busbar, then that is jumpered over to the master switch side. If it is tripping with all switches in the off position, then this wire or the busbar itself is shorted to the frame. Or after tripping once, the CB is broken. Aerodon

Companies like Univair and McFarlane are much better setup to look after type certifies, PMA etc. and support owners.

Added some pictures. This is a Pro-G Hub, GNS430/530 cable and a PS7000 audio cable. Have many more.

I have a spare GAD43e for anyone who wants to do this.... Aerodon

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$2200 for 4 cylinder system

I would put one of the 2.25" round comms in that spare space...

Having experienced a mechanical failure with a gear leg after several flights of 'it just needs an adjustment', all I can say is investigate this properly before flying again. Aerodon

I have a complete avionics stack with the following: Fast Stack Hub and Cables Audio panel PS7000/8000/ PMA450 etc. GNS530 WAAS and indicators (how about a pair of G5's?) SL30 or KX 165 and indicators GTX345 or ?? This is ideal for an owner assist install, I've done a few and got a local guy to review the work and sign off. This is a good way of updating an older airplane without spending $50-100k. The Hub allows a path for future upgrades. I can assist with CNC panels, and owner orientated advice. Aerodon

Balance weights for an encore upgrade.

BAS Parts are parting out an Ovation, this is where to get the Encore upgrade parts. You are looking for gear spindles (lower main gear legs), brakes, brake masters, elevator aileron and rudder balance weights. The hardest parts to find are the gear doors, IIRC both the middle and lower gear doors need to be replaced, I got mine from the factory. Aerodon

Here's one I had made. But for a Mooney I had another one made with red 'unsafe' and green 'down' in a horizontal split. Also Alt 1 and Alt 2 in a vertical split. About $180 for each lens made up, and if you shop around you can find useable bodies for under $200. Don

So the annunciator panel for the most part are just lights that come on with a +ve voltage signal. But some of the circuits have some 'smarts' to them - the annunciator panel is calibrated to the fuel level to give a low fuel warning. And the alternator either comes on for OV or flashes for under voltage. And the vacuum does something similar. I have a JPI that generates the same or similar 'warnings' and have replaced the rest with Eaton annunciators (not cheap). Aerodon

at some point just destroy the removable panel for access and replace with a new one?

I know of a seller of a really old C210 that stuffed a clean rag in the pedestal under the hydraulic gear lever to hide a leak. Pre purchase found the rag, lead him to the leak, lead to a U$2500 gear actuator overhaul plus labor (sellers cost). Real estate forms in BC have a sellers disclosure statement wth the option of yes / no / don't know. Recent court cases have found that 'don't know' is not a defence. Airplane sales contracts rely on where-is as-is and pre-purchase inspections. You get what you pay for. The best is to have someone on your side have a good look over a plane and logbooks and advise you what you are getting into. Lots of little things are expected, especially for a plane that has not flown a lot. You want to be warned about corrosion, damage history, expensive AD's and more Aerodon

Mine came up in about 30 seconds with 4 bars. The GXM42's have a high failure rate and are not repairable. When I use my GDL52, it has a different 3 bar SXM display, but comes up quickly. I have not done a side by side comparison of the XM vs GDL, but the GDL has a battery and BT, so less wires. Aerodon

Hi, welcome to Mooneyspace and Mooney ownership. I've seen this all the time, there are mechanics that try to keep the cost of ownership down by letting little things slide, and then when the plane is sold the next guy discovers a can of worms. I think a lot of the issues found are relatively minor and easy to fix. The fuel leak is obvious, there is a Mooney SB somewhere that describes allowable fuel stains, and I am sure this exceeds this. I think the previous mechanic told the seller that it's time to reseal the tanks ($$$) and he elected to sell. But both the annual and pre-purchase inspection should have picked this up and reported it to you. There's always a little e of catch up maintenance to get an airplane up to a new owners standard, hopefully it levels off. The fuel tank leak is going to be expensive, but even that will add some value to the plane when you sell in 10 years time. Aerodon

Byron, I think a MFD GI-275 with battery and AHARS is one of the most capable instruments out there. A little bit of scope creep, but I am contemplating something similar with an SL30 for #2 and a G500 as the main display. My current thinking is to do a serial or resolver output from the SL30 to the GI-275, and then hope that the HSDB to the G500 will transfer #2 Nav to the G500. And then 'first prize' would be that the #2 OBS could be adjusted on either the G500 or the GI-275? Your setup is somewhat similar, can you adjust the #2 OBS from the Aspen? Aerodon