The fuel sensor and adapter were left to set with Loctite 577 overnight so can now be fitted to the fuel hose that I had added for it.

The hose is secured with a hose clamp and fire sleeve is added which is secured in place with locking wire.

The sensor is secured against movement and vibration with a stand-off.

These are the clevis fittings that are used on the carb heat, cabin heater, screen de-mist and park brake.

Now the sealant is set, the air box is mounted on a couple of brackets off the engine mount. It’s secured with a couple of Nyloc nuts underneath. Two short pieces of sturdy rubber hose are fitted over the carburettor inlets and the air box and provide a flexible joint between them.

They are secured in place with jubilee clips.

The SCAT ducting is secured in place with jubilee clips to the air box intake and the starboard lower cowl side NACA duct.

The ducting to the port NACA duct is run to the rear of the exhaust and then into the centre inlet on the heat exchanger, secured with jubilee clips and held in position with a couple of tie wraps.

Port NACA duct.

Even with all the space that the Bristell has It can get a bit tight with all the hoses that are required.

The MAP sensor has already been mounted so just needs a pipe to be run and of course some wiring at a later stage…

I’ve used 5.6mm ID R9 fuel hose between the carburettor balance pipe and the MAP sensor.

The quick release fittings on the fuselage have been riveted in place and now require them to be adjusted and set. First thing is to screw them in…

until they are flush with the cowl.

Once adjusted the pin can be pulled that sets them into position.

They are released by a quarter turn of the Philips screw and the fitting stays set in place.

I still need to repeat the process for the top cowl and the oil inspection cover. Ian will be installing the fittings during next week. Unfortunately the rivets need to be ‘squeezed’ and I don’t have the tool to do it.

Now I’ve picked up the control stick torque arms I can start work on the control sticks.

The fittings need to be checked and secured although they will need to be adjusted when the wings are fitted to centralise them, set the limit screws and check aileron deflection are correct.

The torque arm is attached at one end using the bolt from the control stick bearing.

The other end is secured with a 4 x 15mm rivet.

Both torque support arms fitted, completing a fairly productive day.

I’m still not 100% sure on the layout of the screens and associated control panels so I thought it would be good to add the pilot seat so I could check different layouts.

Once the seats were installed I could sit in the aircraft as I would normally fly it. The panel here has most of the bits I need but is missing the flap switch, some warning lights and the air vents.

I’ve stuck the pictures on using glue dots that allow me to move the pictures about. I can then do a ‘touch’ test on the layout to see what works best.