Front bulkheads
Worked on fitting the front bulkheads. It’s not clear where they should be located. There are notes on the diagram that they need to be at least 1/2″ from the start ring gear and that they should be parallel to the gear. I located them as far back as possible to provide enough room for the brackets that attach the bulkheads to the floors.
I wasn’t sure how to locate them relative to the cowl inlets, but there really isn’t much choice. They should be inboard of the cowl inlet and yet 1/2″ from the starter ring gear. Mine will end up lining up with the inboard edge of the inlet. I trimmed a tiny bit off one side to provide clearance to the inlet.
With the rough location determined, I made the brackets pretty much as they are laid out in the plans. A couple of them were a little bit shorter. I made them from the .032 angle provided in the baffle kit. I wasn’t sure whether that angle was for the brackets or the right wall stiffener. The other choice was to make them from the .040 sheet, but that would have been pretty hard to bend.
I haven’t been able to find many pictures of the baffles on other builder sites. I can see why, as the baffles are just tedious and confusing. I haven’t been taking many pictures either. I’ll be glad when the baffles and cowl are done.