Diff and housing came together perfectly...right up until some torque was out on the bolts and then a slight knocking was heard....

Showing the original (left) vs the updated (right) connecting rods. Stronger, lighter, longer. Better material, larger rod bolts, and the...

Milestone reached with the canopy plexiglass bonded into the frame. Clamped and strapped. Sikaflex 295 UV is used to set it in position...

Some parts coming back from overhaul and having coatings applied. This post shows crank bearing #1 silicone bronze, CT1 coated main...

An extreme amount of work getting these right. The design accounts for the firing order and places each 2 inch pipe in the correct...

We chose to use the tinted canopy for this build with expectation of running in clear sky days only at Reno and eventually the Gold...

More stock for the pipes arrived. Starting to look like a fine instrument!

We‘ve had some 304 stainless bends delivered. CAD and laser cut the header flanges from 10mm stainless plate, Nathan fabricated a boss to...

Nathan finishing off a whole lot of stuff this post. Excess original mount points and bits removed from the rear underside. Rear cross...

The trick here is the fit the inner skin to the wheel well opening first, using it as the fixture, and then bond the outer skin to the...

True Trac diff center was picked up. Aluminum housing should match up well with the Al diff housing. We went with 3.25:1. The idea is to...

An expansion chamber in the wing allows approx, 4 gal of overflow due heating up of the fuel on a hot day. The original pipe allowing the...

Jim with help from his son-in-law who had some free time, knocking out the tedious fill and sand.

Engine arrived at Exotic Engines, pulled down, and the work begins. She’s been sitting for 20 years so given that she was in reasonable...

So...Nathan decided to cut a big hole in the floor...luckily he also managed to fill it in again! Making room for, shaping, and...

The initial TM carbon was done in the early days of development of this stuff so isn’t perfect. The entire fuselage and wing are given a...

Bracing and bracketry made for the trailing arms and suspension mount points, then all welded up. We also went for a stronger arm end,...

Gear legs and wheels fitted for the first time! The build manual plumbing is incorrect due interference when the gear is retracted and...

Jim has pulled the engine out of the mount and stripped the accessories ready for shipment to Kevin at Exotic Engines, Reno. She’ll...