Igor_U Posted February 27, 2020 Report Posted February 27, 2020 14 hours ago, spleecho said: Can anybody chime in on how to paint this aluminum instrument panel? I don’t want it to look like Joe painted it in his garage My preference is powder coating. I found a local place and they did both LHS and RHS panel for me in off white. It is is tough and there was no damage of the finish during the (RHS) panel installation. Quote
Flybeech21 Posted March 1, 2020 Report Posted March 1, 2020 This has been an awesome thread. I am doing a similar upgrade to my M20E. N7142U. They must have been sitting next to each other on the assembly line. Although I am installing non-certified avionics as I am transitioning to Primary Category. I am doing my mods and climbing the FAA paperwork mountain at the same time. Quote
spleecho Posted March 1, 2020 Author Report Posted March 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Flybeech21 said: This has been an awesome thread. I am doing a similar upgrade to my M20E. N7142U. They must have been sitting next to each other on the assembly line. Although I am installing non-certified avionics as I am transitioning to Primary Category. I am doing my mods and climbing the FAA paperwork mountain at the same time. That is fantastic! What are the chances of that!? Do you gave pics of yours? Share some please Quote
Flybeech21 Posted March 1, 2020 Report Posted March 1, 2020 25 minutes ago, spleecho said: That is fantastic! What are the chances of that!? Do you gave pics of yours? Share some please I don't have any as of yet. I will post everything as things develop with the ACO and the FSDO. Quote
0TreeLemur Posted March 2, 2020 Report Posted March 2, 2020 On 2/27/2020 at 2:16 AM, spleecho said: Can anybody chime in on how to paint this aluminum instrument panel? I don’t want it to look like Joe painted it in his garage Here's the saga redoing the panel in our '67C. We used Cerecoting, which is a baked-on ceramic-like coating. Folks do it with firearms a lot. 1 Quote
spleecho Posted March 3, 2020 Author Report Posted March 3, 2020 Haven’t posted in awhile, we’ve been doing tons of work yet this is the stage that shows very little progress, mainly been focused on Finalizing things and the audio panel is taking up a lot of time. Had to re-wire every single connection, we are down to last 5 pins! Left side of the panel is just about done with the additions we did, transponder is all done, overhead lights installed and GPS waas antenna done. Will post more pics as there’s more visual progression and not just the pinning out wires. I think the annual is just about done too 1 Quote
tmo Posted March 3, 2020 Report Posted March 3, 2020 Speaking of audio panels, how much slack do you leave behind for the various wires? Any chance for pictures from the other side, while it's all opened up? Pretty please? Quote
spleecho Posted March 3, 2020 Author Report Posted March 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, tmo said: Speaking of audio panels, how much slack do you leave behind for the various wires? Any chance for pictures from the other side, while it's all opened up? Pretty please? A substantial amount, some about 12 inches others about 2-3 feet. Looks like rat's nest at the moment till we clean up everything and route which way to go. Will get some pics tonight. 1 Quote
spleecho Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Posted March 4, 2020 Audio panel officially wired in, only things left on it is the marker beacon antenna because we aren't sure how you'd pin a fat coax cable into such a small pin. Wiring to be cleaned up and organized tonight then the shelf goes in. Absolutely LOVE the new overhead LED lights, installed red and white color switches, both can be dimmer or mixed. Pics show red, white and mixed. MVP-50P audio output alert tones also in audio panel and works. IMG_3191.MOV IMG_3195.MOV 1 1 Quote
spleecho Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Posted March 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, gsxrpilot said: What is the big red button??? Press play on video below. ADS-B Imminent Traffic acknowledge button wired into the transponder. Yellow alert light next to it. Yes I know it's huge but always wanted a "big red button"! 2 Quote
EricJ Posted March 4, 2020 Report Posted March 4, 2020 3 hours ago, gsxrpilot said: What is the big red button??? I'm always torn between the clip from The Fifth Element or Men in Black: 2 Quote
tmo Posted March 5, 2020 Report Posted March 5, 2020 So there is basically no way to tell which wire is which, right? Not questioning, just making sure I'm not missing anything. Looks like a project for next winter... Quote
spleecho Posted March 5, 2020 Author Report Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, tmo said: So there is basically no way to tell which wire is which, right? Not questioning, just making sure I'm not missing anything. Looks like a project for next winter... It’s all single color wire so I don’t know how you would on any plane other than following pin outs from install manual Quote
spleecho Posted March 5, 2020 Author Report Posted March 5, 2020 Audio panel in. Wiring half way cleaned up Quote
tmo Posted March 5, 2020 Report Posted March 5, 2020 Thanks (cannot add any more reactions today). Quote
spleecho Posted March 6, 2020 Author Report Posted March 6, 2020 Aiming/hoping for engine run-up tomorrow! 1 Quote
Immelman Posted March 6, 2020 Report Posted March 6, 2020 Nice work. Can you share what you used for the new cabin LED lighting?? Looks like a cool upgrade, pardon the pun if you had the old lights that got super hot... Quote
spleecho Posted March 6, 2020 Author Report Posted March 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, Immelman said: Nice work. Can you share what you used for the new cabin LED lighting?? Looks like a cool upgrade, pardon the pun if you had the old lights that got super hot... I know what you mean! Those things have burnt my fingers and fell on my head way too many times! I used two of these and wired them on individual switches for red and white: OPTILITE FAA-PMA Dual Color 1 Quote
carusoam Posted March 7, 2020 Report Posted March 7, 2020 Good luck with the tests... Did we discuss this...? If you have difficulty getting good FF numbers... Check the install instructions for tube distances in and out of the FF sensor.... The elbow right in front of the sensor may cause some flow challenges... The Wire run offsets look great! Nice clean data running through there... PP thoughts only, not a mechanic... Best regards, -a- Quote
spleecho Posted March 7, 2020 Author Report Posted March 7, 2020 I doubt to have any fuel flows on the run up as I think it’s on wrong channel. As far as elbow I had the old red cube from from old fuel meter which is identical we only replaced it with new and old meter was very accurate so not expecting issues as it’s all the same. Wiring in Bose LEMO plugs now while they finishing engine. 1 Quote
carusoam Posted March 7, 2020 Report Posted March 7, 2020 The red cube must be (or probably is) a more modern design than the previous devices... Good luck..., hoping for no issues With all those connections. Best regards, -a- Quote
spleecho Posted March 7, 2020 Author Report Posted March 7, 2020 Had to bring in somebody knowledgeable to overlook the engine. 1 Quote
ArtVandelay Posted March 7, 2020 Report Posted March 7, 2020 Had to bring in somebody knowledgeable to overlook the engine. Did he point out the missing bolt by the #3 cylinder head? Quote
Guest Posted March 7, 2020 Report Posted March 7, 2020 5 hours ago, spleecho said: Had to bring in somebody knowledgeable to overlook the engine. Not sure if a seeing eye dog is as accurate as a cat scan, look for an airport cat for a second opinion. Clarence Quote
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