First and Second customer Mooney in for cowling mod.

[Sabremech]

Removed the last baffle and then pulled the prop to install the new spinner bulkhead. I also put my top cowling on to check fit with the spinner. 

 

 

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[jamesm]

Looks great. For the baffling assembly are  you planning to use nut plates  as oppose to tinner man nuts or sheet metal screws ?

James '67C

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[Sabremech]

Hi James,

The doghouse is gone. No more screws or tinnerman nuts. I'm installing open baffling with seals to the cowling. 

Thanks,

David

[Sabremech]

I just received the e-mail I was waiting on that my Field approval will be approved by the end of this month. Now the real transformation begins. 

 David

[Supercop0184]

God I want so much. Hate the temp issues I have with my c model


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[par]

will my 63c ever be able to accept one of these?

[Sabremech]

The plan is to do a cowling for the early models when I finish the 66 and ups!

David

[rbridges]

16 hours ago, Supercop0184 said:

God I want so much. Hate the temp issues I have with my c model


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I bet this cowling makes a world of difference.  My 201 cowling keeps my temps under 360 even during climb.  In fact, my low temp warning light has been coming on quite a bit since Cole Aviation repositioned the baffling.  

[Supercop0184]

I bet this cowling makes a world of difference.  My 201 cowling keeps my temps under 360 even during climb.  In fact, my low temp warning light has been coming on quite a bit since Cole Aviation repositioned the baffling.  

My temps can creep on up when it's hot on extended taxi and climb. This will be great!!!

Saber - 64 C model! Ready when you are!


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[Sabremech]

Parts are finally making there way back on. The baffling installation is in progress. 

Cowling modification in progress as well. 

David

[carusoam]

Nice work, David!

Thanks for posting all the pictures.

Best regards,

-a-

[jamesm]

Hi David,

looks great

If for any reason one should have to remove the engine baffles ,  does the baffles  come off as one piece or  drill out the rivets or ????

Thanks,

James '67C

[Raptor05121]

These are the baffles and cooling pathways these engines should have been designed with from the factory.

Great work, David.

[Sabremech]

10 hours ago, jamesm said:

Hi David,

looks great

If for any reason one should have to remove the engine baffles ,  does the baffles  come off as one piece or  drill out the rivets or ????

Thanks,

James '67C

Hi James,

The baffles are installed in sections and can be removed by removing mounting screws. No rivets will need to be drilled out.

David

[mike20papa]

These are "out of the box" Vans - right? With the James Holy Cowls Plenum makes an unbeatable installation.  To bad it's a "no brainer" to everyone except the FAA!  They should be aiding you to develop the STC - instead of beating you to death with regs and paper.

[Sabremech]

13 minutes ago, mike20papa said:

These are "out of the box" Vans - right? With the James Holy Cowls Plenum makes an unbeatable installation.  To bad it's a "no brainer" to everyone except the FAA!  They should be aiding you to develop the STC - instead of beating you to death with regs and paper.

It is Van's baffling with some modifications to the front cylinder baffles to make them fit the Mooney cowling. I chose not to use the Jame's aircraft plenum. 

 

[takair]

Do you need to stiffen the upper cowl without the doghouse?  I can't recall when they went away from the thin sheetmetal of my 64.  Curious about the hoist. Do you need to pull engine mounts to do the install?  Can't wait till you have the erparlier models.

[Sabremech]

No stiffening of the upper cowl needed as the doghouse never touched the cowl other than the forward seal. I just need to loosen the upper mounts to get clearance to install the left rear baffle. 

Thanks,

[Sabremech]

Getting closer to having the baffling complete. This is the most time consuming part of the modification. 

 

[N6758N]

4 minutes ago, Sabremech said:

Getting closer to having the baffling complete. This is the most time consuming part of the modification. 

 

Looks great David! So the air filter will go on the front right side as shown in the bottom picture?

[Sabremech]

The air filter is in the left cooling inlet which in the picture is on the right side. Sounds weird typing that. 

[N6758N]

2 minutes ago, Sabremech said:

The air filter is in the left cooling inlet which in the picture is on the right side. Sounds weird typing that. 

okay, I meant to say the left side, oops! 

[Raptor05121]

This is pure porn

[Sabremech]

The baffling is almost complete, so time to mod the cowling.

[jamesm]

David , Looks like you are moving along with the cowl mod.

What it the diameter of

your new air inlets ?

 

Thanks,

James