13 May 2018 Battery holder
Used the small battery box sold by earthx riveted to a piece of 0.063" 2024 so I could Bolt it to the angles on the firewall for increased strength. The battery is so light I'm sure...
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This little site will document the progress on the building and flying of a Van’s RV-8 experimental aircraft. You will find images, tips, tricks and techniques that I have learned and from others on the net.
HB-YMM Experimental Homebuilt Van’s Aircraft RV-8
03 Apr 2018 FWF wiring photos
Here are a bunch of photos of my firewall forward wiring. I used mainly Adel clamps and lacing. I like the way it turned out. ...
10 Feb 2018 Pmag cooling tubes
Emagair recommends some cooling or blast tubes blow air on the neck of the pmag. ...
08 Feb 2018 Red cube fuel flow transducer installation
I probably over engineered this but it's installed. ...
27 Jan 2018 EI International FP-5 fuel flow
Bought this kit used. Only need the red cube - the rest is for sale. https://buy-ei.com/portfolio/fp-5-l/ ...
26 Jan 2018 SDS valve covers
Got some very cool valve covers, sometimes called rocker box covers, from SDS (Racetech) in Canada. They are machined aluminum and anodized. Lighter than the steel covers that I'm replacing them with. The original covers, steel, painted,...
14 Jan 2018 Lights in the wingtips
Flyleds from Australia! http://flyleds.com/ My cutouts needed a lot of work. I decided to use the flyleds.com "skinny" lights to leave room for landing/taxi lights, which I used standard 12v MR-16 lamps with GU5.3 LED lights. Testing...
14 Jan 2018 Cowl mounting tabs along firewall
Had to make some small modifications to the tabs that hold on the cowl. ...
14 Jan 2018 Cowl finishing
Will need to do a bit more work on the cowl. ...
09 Jan 2018 Sanding the cowl
Always a pleasure to do some sanding! Ha! ...
07 Jan 2018 Andair fuel pump upgrade
I decided to check with Andair to see if they had any upgrades for their fuel pump. I bought this one in 2010 and I figured that they may need a check. Here's the pump as...
20 Nov 2017 Good tape – 3m scotch super 88 vinyl electrical tape
This is really good stuff for providing a clean interface for your windscreen fiberglass work. Picked it up at Home Depot. ...
19 Nov 2017 Testing air-tec alternator
Just tested this Air-Tec alternator- worked like the others I have tested. http://www.airtecinc.us/aircraft.html When the IG wire has 12v the alternator starts, and when I drop the 12v the alternator stops. It's an internally regulated alternator. There...
18 Nov 2017 Plane Power alternator
I received a plane power alternator with my Van's FWF kit. Decided to test it in a similar way to my test of the ND that came with my Subaru engine. http://www.rv8.ch/eggenfellner-subaru-ultra-mini-alternator-2026/ It behaved the same in...
10 Nov 2017 Baggage door hydraulic gas strut
Used a 20N kitchen cabinet door support for my baggage door support and it worked great. Same kind of thing you would see on an Ikea kitchen cabinet door up high. I tried 100N, then...
20 Oct 2017 Best way to wire an internally regulated alternator?
Here is what Bob Nuckolls proposes: The tricky part is to find the TVS device - I bought one from Eric, but he does not sell them any more for some reason. (http://www.periheliondesign.com/) Of course, you could...
14 Oct 2017 Wingtips
Here's how to put the ailerons in the "neutral" position, so that the wingtips can be installed in the right place. ...
07 Oct 2017 Service Bulletin SB 14-01-31
These are some pictures from my implementation of the Van's Aircraft SB 14-01-31 on the horizontal stabilizer. More details about the SB can be found at Van's website. There is also a nice youtube video...
01 Oct 2017 Oil Door
Here's a pic of my oil door - seems ok, but not perfect. ...
24 Sep 2017 Glareshield protection
The edge of the glareshield is rather sharp so most put something there in case you bang your head on it during an accident. Not sure there will be a huge difference but it seems like...
16 Sep 2017 Gluing on the windscreen with Sikaflex
Taped, cleaned, and primed, ready for the windscreen. Windscreen taped and primed. Installed with the Sikaflex UV 295 glue that I also used many years ago on the canopy. I really recommend more light - I thought it...
09 Aug 2017 Trio EZ Pilot Autopilot for sale
Selling my Trio autopilot along with one Navaid servo, and one Trio Gold Standard servo. Brand new, never installed. http://www.trioavionics.com/ez_pilot.htm http://www.trioavionics.com/servo.htm Normally $1795 with one servo, will sell with both servos for $1250. N.B.: The EZ Pilot does not...
09 Aug 2017 Stuff for sale – bent stick, snorkel, throttle
I have these things for sale (as of 2017-08-09): Update: All is sold - thanks. VA-132-2 IO SNORKEL Van's price: $275.00 Sell for $200 plus shipping. WD-411-PC FRNT.CNTRL.STICK Van's price: $46.85 + bending cost (think it was...
26 Jun 2017 Safety wire on the tachometer cover
This baby cost me about 20 USD so I don't want it to fall off! ...