October 5, 2016
Please forgive the misleading headline of this post. “Installing a motor mount and adding landing gear legs, wheels and brakes” just doesn’t work as a title.
Master and starter solenoids, the battery box and cabin heat valve were installed on the firewall. Then the motor mount was added.
Four ratchet straps were hung over a pole barn truss to lift the fuselage.
Notice the recessed cover had been riveted into the center of the firewall.
After a little excess powder coating was removed from the gear legs they slipped nicely into the mount tubes. The retainer holes were reamed to 0.3115 inches for the close fit bolts which slid in with taps from a plastic hammer. Nuts were torqued to 190 in-lb, including 50 in-lb turning drag.
Beringer brake caliper mount holes were drilled to the axles and reamed to 0.3115″. Hubs/tires were mounted with brake discs safetied on the hubs with 0.40″ wire.
Baby’s got legs!