Now the Loctite is set the water pump pipes can be refitted.

A ‘stand off’ is required to stop these 2 pipes from rubbing.

Time to hang the engine. The engine hoist and engine is positioned just in front of the fuselage and hoisted to roughly the correct height.

The engine mount steel cup washers are covered in jointing compound to stop them rusting once fitted.

First of 4 bolts to be fitted. 3 were quite easy to fit with the forth taking about 10 minutes to position properly as the rubber mount had turned slightly.

With the engine mounted and bolts tightened it’s time to fit the exhaust system.

The bespoke Bristell exhaust downpipes are fitted first.

The exhaust box is hung using springs and flexible couplings to provide a leak free system.

Next the oil cooler is fitted using the brackets provided.

and adapters are fitted to accept the aluminium connector pipes.

Good progress for the day. A tidy up of the workshop in readiness for tomorrow.