Radio racks

Nearly the entire day was spent cutting holes in the panel for the radio's and moutning the racks for them. LOTS of filing. I decided to flush mount the radio's, so they look good.

To get the face of the radios flush, I used a piece of 1.5 x 1.5 x .125 angle. I cut one side down to 3/4" which was riveted to the panel. The 1.5" face of the other side allowed the tray's to sit farther back. I positioned the trays, marked the holes with a sharpie, drilled and tapped the holes for the tray. The audio panel was a bit more of a pain since it was substantially narrower than the King trays.

I also cut the hole for the EIS 4000 engine monitor and the hole for the transponder. I need to get the tray mounted for the transponder, and mount the CDI when it comes tomorrow, then I can bring the whole panel in the house and commence wiring.

(Time: 8 Hours)