First and Second customer Mooney in for cowling mod.

[Browncbr1]

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

Is the lower lasar cowl salvageable?

[Sabremech]

4 hours ago, jamesm said:

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

What it the diameter of

your new air inlets ?

 

Thanks,

James

Hi James,

My inlets are 4.875 in diameter.

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[Sabremech]

3 hours ago, Browncbr1 said:

 

Is the lower lasar cowl salvageable?

 

It should be. All the original parts go back with the owner and he might sell it.

Thanks,

David

[Browncbr1]

Cool, that might help some people decide to upgrade if they can sell their old cowl closure. I'm waiting for your kit though!


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[Hank]

18 minutes ago, Browncbr1 said:

Cool, that might help some people decide to upgrade if they can sell their old cowl closure. I'm waiting for your kit though!


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I'm waiting for his pricing . . . .

[Sabremech]

One more picture of the air filter area finished. 

 

[MyNameIsNobody]

-"Sabre's by day and Mooney's by night.  We don't quit until your cowl fits right"

[MyNameIsNobody]

That cowl mod is no daisy range model lever action carbine with a compass in the stock, but it ain't bad...

"Easy on the eyes and while flying through the clear blue skies"...

[francisg]

Like Alex said pure porn....

[Sabremech]

Drilling and fitting the new cowling skins today. Trial fit of the cowling assembly. 

 

[Raptor05121]

Putting that GE halogen back in is sacrilege! He needs LED to keep the modernized look up

[Sabremech]

That's just in there for fitting. I have a customer supplied Aero LED landing light to install.

David

[Browncbr1]

Hey David...  will you be adding anti chaffing tape or something as a standard where the cheek panels overlay the lower cowl fiberglass?    

[jamesm]

Hi David,

Does your mod  cowl have a lens cover over the landing light ?

Great progress keep the photos coming .

 

Thanks,

James '67c

[Sabremech]

2 hours ago, jamesm said:

Hi David,

Does your mod  cowl have a lens cover over the landing light ?

Great progress keep the photos coming .

 

Thanks,

James '67c

Hi James,

It will have a lens cover as long as there's an LED landing light installed. 

[thinwing]

I am just blown away that his FSDO is approving all this with a field approval..it must again be his Wisconsin location....Is Wisconsin the only state with sane FAA inspectors?

[Browncbr1]

17 hours ago, thinwing said:

I am just blown away that his FSDO is approving all this with a field approval..it must again be his Wisconsin location....Is Wisconsin the only state with sane FAA inspectors?

yea, our FSDO won't even let you stamp the actual certified timing on the data plate.  seems like there are some sane people in Wisconsin.

[Sabremech]

Actually, I'm working with the DuPage IL FSDO on this project and they have some good people like the MKE WI FSDO does. I've had a few field approvals done lately through them. 

David

[Raptor05121]

Curious thought- is there room to relocate the oil cooler to the back of the baffle and do a dual landing light setup?

[Sabremech]

1 hour ago, Raptor05121 said:

Curious thought- is there room to relocate the oil cooler to the back of the baffle and do a dual landing light setup?

That depends on where your battery is located. I think Lasar has an STC for that. I have two different lower cowling pieces depending on where the oil cooler is mounted. Two landing lights could be done on my cowling, but I don't plan to be installing the second landing light. That will be left up to the owner to have done.

Thanks,

Davd

[Sabremech]

Lower cowling is getting closer to completion. Landing light and carb closeout panel to complete.

 

[Sabremech]

Top cowling work today. Almost finished with it and will install cowlings tomorrow for fit check. 

David

 

[Raptor05121]

If I ever win the lottery...

[Guitarmaster]

Thanks for the pics. Riley is getting excited about her nose job!

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[1967 427]

Looking good.  How is the learning curve going with the AMU's?  How many hours in? And what is the percentage complete? Or how many hours to go?