I started working on a few things tonight, mostly the rudder pedals, engine mount, and some odds and ends.
I learned a lot tonight so I'm going to ramble some thoughts here. First, I don't know how I've made it this far in life without a miter saw and a bench grinder. When I ran out of stuff to cut, I started looking for other things around the garage that needed "modifying". I got a buffer wheel installed on the grinder. Tried my hand at getting a few blocks of aluminum polished. Prett easy.
OK, so my plan tonight was to cut and drill all of the materials that I had tonight. Mission accomplished. I need to get a sand wheel so I can round off some edges. I was going to complete both of my rudder pedals but I ran out of solid rivets. I cut, drilled, and layed out the parts on my large diagrams...keeping up with my inventory. Once that everything is rounded, sanded, and prepped like I want, I'll tag them and store them out of the way until needed.
My complete kit should be landing in the USA on Monday. Broker, customs, and then off to the courier straight to my house. Getting excited. Enjoy these pics.