9-May-99: S type cowling trimmed & mounted - fits pretty well. A spacer made from PVC pipe sections was used to position the spinner back-plate at the appropriate place.

9-May-99: Air scoop cleko'd to lower cowling. This will get riveted (soft rivets) & glassed later.

17-May-99: Carb & filtered airbox installed. Standard Van's equipment with carb heat door at the intake.

17-May-99: Vetterman exhaust fits very nicely. The Robbins heat muff is quite close to the cowl.

31-May-99: Baffling mounted, before trimming top to cowl. This fitted fairly well right out of the box. A two piece top will be fabricated later to make an enclosed plenum, rather than sealing to the upper cowl.

5-Jun-99: Oil cooler mounted on rear left baffle. Plenty of reinforcement added here. A cockpit controllable door will limit air flow in winter to keep the oil temperature up.

18-Jul-99: Top view of vacuum pump, regulator & filter. The filter was later moved to the other side of this bay, aft of the regulator, for better hose routing.

18-Jul-99: Gascolator mounted with drain flush with cowling. The gascolator is set out from the firewall to clear the engine mount tubing. The supporting band at the bottom of the gascolator prevents undue movement when pressing on the quickdrain fitting

18-Jul-99: Van's alternator regulator & AeroElectric OV module. Voltage adjustment is through a hole on the other side. The yellow wire is left disconnected.

8-Aug-99: Sub-panel labelling completed, using computer printed Avery labels. These were printed on an ink jet printer. After placing on the switch panel, a thin coat of Valspar semi-gloss lacquer was applied to protect the labels.