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Fuselage July 2007 Updates July 05, 2007 More Panel Work.... - 2.0 hrs Jon needed some fiberglass epoxy so I met him at the hangar to give it to him. I worked some more on the panel. First I cut the side rails to mount inside the frame which will hold the avionics trays. Again one tray is wider than the other 2 so I will need to figure out the layout before I drill in place. The frame cutout is exactly the width of the transponder and the radio. Too bad the com panel is wider. Also marked a general spot where the Sl40 will pass thru the subpanel. Anyway I removed it and did some more grinding on brackets that mount next to the vents. I finally got these to fit around the vents right but I drilled to the fuse before I had the vents so the thickness of the panel frame, vent and plastic back tube that holds the hose to the NACA vent is pretty thick. I think I will need to remake these. At least I can use these as templates for the new ones. Last I fabed up the last 2 pieces to hold the panel frame along the top edge of the canopy decks. I ordered some more 32 gauge angle from Van's. Time to work on something else until that shows up in the mail. 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.