Control cables in place

All control cables are in place.
Mixture required only careful setting to get a perfect result.
Throttle required a new hole in the arm that the cable attaches to, to get the proper throw, great result.

The Prop control is working fine but with it setup so that I get full forward with just a tiny cushion at the handle, I can only go down to about 45% before I hit the stop at the governor. I´m sure it would work fine like this but I would have a difficult time setting the RPM to the exact wanted value. The solution is described by Tim O on VAF and consists of buying a longer arm for the governor.

Wires and pins for the GEA 24, 9 pin connector are done and resting in a can-bus terminator, waiting for the proper connectors that might show up in the mailbox tomorrow.

More control cables

Getting the cables in place without having the possibility to detach the throttle quadrant would have been very difficult.

Prop control is in place at both ends. Throttle is connected inside the canopy. Mixture is in place at both ends but I need to tweak it some, when it is set at full on the engine side, there is about 1/4 inch left at the quadrant, I want them all to be very close to the front mechanical stop when at full forward so I dont destroy anything if I push hart on the controls at an unexpected go-around... So please ignore pictures with cotter pins barely in place, they are not final yet.

Prop governor control cable

First I crimped pins onto the dimmer wires and put them into the GAD 27 connector then I felt that I needed to do some non-electrical work so I attached the prop control cable on the governor side.

Cables & Switches

Work from today and yesterday. Added switches to the panel mid section and made a cutout for the planned ICOM 220. Then I started installing the control cables.

Problem with comments

I have continued with more CAN BUS wiring, not much to show. I do not want to pull more wires thru the firewall before I have put the engine control cables thru the same holes.


For some reason I am not able to respond to the comment in the last post... twice I have responded and the posts just disappears. So my reply below:


Damaged goods are unfortunately very common nowadays. Totally lost goods also happens. I have been lucky, I think this is the first time ever that I have had a shipment lost or significantly damaged.

More Alt Air and cable management

Alt air attachment in place, started on EGT/CHT wire

Alt air in place, started with the EGT/CHT wiring.

Heating cables in place

Also started creating a mount for the alternate air cable (As I am not using the supplied bracket for this and engine controls)

Heating control cables

Not looking forward to the next session, it will be a pain to get down below the pedals to fasten the control wires!

More harness and some other smaller tasks

I could not resist placing the seat backs and the panel in place to try it out with the throttle quadrant. 

 put saftey wire on the adjusted alternator belt tension arm/bolt.

 Not cigarette lighter here, a low RF noise dual USB charger instead.

 Manifold pressure for both the instrument and the emag.

Quadrant in place!

In place and can be removed/reattached in minutes.

CHT, quadrant, fuel line to spider

A little bit off this and a little bit of that....

Done with section 49

Done with section 49 (apart from one fuel line that will be connected after the aux pump fuel flow test is done. Started with my main deviation from the plans, time to think about how to attach the throttle column.