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Finish Kit Update August 2009 Updates August 30, 2009 Baffles and Oil Cooler.... - 10.0 hrs Started out the day early. Nice and cool out. Picked up where I left off last night. Removed the rear fairing walls and trimed them both down to the marks. Next I removed the left side and trimed as well. Now was the slow part. First I installed the top cowl one last time to check for spacing. I hope its correct. Now I started riveting as it all goes back together. I checked the plans to follow the correct order. So far so good. I stopped on the 2 forward cylinders. Last I wanted to get the oil cooler installed. First I installed the elbow fittings for the oil lines. Then I used the long bolts and spacers to mount the oil cooler. Next I installed the plug wire inserts. There were a few other things but Im too tired to remember. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.