On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:33:49 GMT, "LCT Paintball"
wrote:

How far along are you?

The wings are complete to the point where I'm ready to install the
fuel tanks. The fuselage is complete to the point where I'm ready to
install the engine. The problem with this is that I still need to
weld on some stand offs for the stringers that will define the belly.
Because the exhaust and the Piper Tripacer landing gear need to be
integrated, I have to move slowly and carefully there. So I'll be
refining the engine and testing it this summer and installing the fuel
tanks. Then when the engine is tested, I'll install it and finish the
belly.

One of my "tricks" I need to think about is how to route the exhaust
through the bottom of the firewall. The plan is to have the exhaust
system augment the cooling. It's going to take a while to figure
things out.

Corky Scott