Dec 26 2003 - I decided that I didn't like the looks of having a foot well wall on the RH side and nothing on the LH side, so I set about making a similar wall for the LH side. Here is a screw plate that will attach the wall to the gear box.

The plate is screwed to the gear box. I have .062 washers in between so that the wall will slip behind the box. This plate is needed because it would be too difficult if I had used screws directly into the box as on the RH side. This plate affords easy access from the pilot seat.

Here is the wall after all the fitting, trimming, and angles are attached. The diagonal brace greatly stiffens the piece. All material .025 except the top nutplate angle which is .032.

A shot from the front seat. Both sides are now symmetrical. I am still deciding how to get the fresh air vent tube out of the well and am deciding which of a couple ideas would work best. I may go up through the baggage floor then aft, or I'll add a bulkhead fitting on the aft face of the new wall about where the heat vent is on the RH side.

Here is a view from the baggage door side. After removing the floor, only the four screws at the firewall angle need to be removed from here. Not too much extra work.

Looking down into the well with the pump and filter assembly. The wall does not screw to the floor, but I reserve the right to add rivnuts if it turns out the wall moves in toward the rudder pedals. The look forward is much improved with all the plumbing hidden.

Dec 27 2003 - I fabricated the fuel feed line from the valve to the pump assembly. It is covered in vinyl tubing per the plans to keep from chafing on the gear box. The only other line left to plumb is the return line from the purge valve. I'm trying to locate a reducing tee fitting first.

The wiring has also been terminated with a Molex connector.

Dec 29 2003 - I started trying to figure out how to route the fresh air duct. Here is an elbow I made of 2" OD 6061 tubing and some aluminum brazing rod. If I go this route, the tube will come up through the baggage floor and then turn aft. This will completely hide the duct.

A close up of the joint. The brazing rod actually did an acceptable job, I was expecting to have to clean it all off and get it welded, but for this application it worked great.

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