Forward upper bulkheads riveted
Now that the engine is staring at me from the corner of the garage, I’m very motivated to stop slacking and get to work. I got the engine controls fitted in the panel bracket and the support bracket at the sub panel extended down a bit since the panel is lower than stock. I also got the adel clamp locations drilled to support the cables. I worked out the cabin heater cable, cutting it to length and putting a z bend in the end for attachment. I just so happened to have the perfect z-bend tool from the R/C airplane days. I’ve been thinking about how exactly I was going to transition my wiring bundles at the firewall into the center tunnel. I decided I would cut a slot for some flex conduit in the tunnel cover. I did one last “gut check” before riveting all of this upper structure together. I’ve been putting it off for fear of making something more difficult to work on. However, I’ve found myself spending more time trying to keep things removable for just a bit longer than just getting to it and accomplishing stuff. So, with much of the electrical equipment mounting taken care of, the center cutout for the radio trays done, and a ton of other little things pre fitted, I decided to go ahead and rivet the upper sub-panel assembly into place. No more “trial” wiring runs and “pre” fitting of stuff up here… Many thanks to Tanya for spending an hour of her Sunday evening helping me do battle with some of the rivets.
