Upholstered Seats!

Not exactly a build item, but I picked up the seats today from the upholsterer.  Bobby Carswell covered the seats in black leather and did a great job that included bolsters with front and rear seat pockets!  Can't have enough seat pockets!  Bobby does not have a website, but can be reached at ‭(704) 740-5178

Grove 66-152 Wheels and Brakes - Issues with the Torque Plates

This video explains the issues I encountered with the Grove 66-152 wheels and brakes.  The torque plate requires some bushings in the mounting holes, and the torque plate itself needs to be centered and aligned properly.  Here's what I did...

Brake Lines

Ok, Bearhawk builders.  There are a few discussions in the manuals about brakes lines, but there's little to be desired when it comes to specifics and details.  So after scouring the bearhawkforums.com site looking for contributions on the subject, I posted a request for a parts list.  

Jared Yates provided a link to his photo guide to brake line hardware from the Bearhawk.Tips site.  Thank you, Jared.

I also received the following "CAD drawing" from a fellow builder, which helped tremendously.  

Fuel Lines

Here's the path of the fuel system...

The fuel system begins with two 25 gallon aluminum tanks in each wing.  Four solid 3/8" aluminum fuel lines, two from each tank, make their way to the fuel selector that lives on the cockpit floor between the two front seats, just above the flaps handle.  Before reaching the fuel selector, the lines are reduced 2 to1 through a 3/8" Tee.  We now have one 3/8" line coming from each side, left and right.  

The Skylight

The skylight...  Most taildraggers I've flown have a skylight, or "green house".  The Bearhawk plans and manuals do not account for a skylight, so some modifications are necessary to install one.