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Fuselage June 2007 Updates June 16, 2007 Brake lines installed.... - 1.0 hrs I had to reorder the 32 inch crossover lines as they were just too short. Tom at ANPlumbing knocked them out and got to very quick. ANPlumbing has awesome service. They didn't have anymore coated lines but he told me I could use clear heat shrink. So I stopped by Altex Computer as they have that kind of stuff. Picked up 2 pieces of 48 inch clear 1/2 inch heat shrink. Needed the extra size to get over the flared fittings. Once it was shrunk on they looked just like the others. Man it is humid today. 8am and its already over 80 and 90 plus percent humidity. A lot of sweating but I got the lines installed and all of the master cylinder pipe fittings lubed ad fitted for good. The only thing left now is to install the lines from the parking brake down to the bottom fittings that connect to the lines that pass thru to the gear legs. Also need to make the lines that pass from there back to the exit fittings at the gear legs. Once I get it up on the gear so I can put the seats in I will drill the bottom of the rudder pedals for the master cylinders. 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.