4. Mounting the firewall was a very easy task.
a. When trial fitting the firewall I found it would slide up into the fuselage without issue resting in a centered position, with correct right and down thrust. I used the Delro carbon fiber spinner designed for the E-motion. It fits perfectly. (weight 1.5oz-43g )To make certain motor was mounted correctly I used a 1/16’ spacer for proper distance and duplication of built in thrust. Gluing area in the fuselage is carbon fiber for the firewall. Make sure to hit this area with 60 or 80 grit for a good bond. The firewall itself needed no additional beveling or sanding to provide a good fit. Simply mount the motor to the firewall, slide the unit into the nose of the fuselage, make certain the spinner back plate is aligned properly and tack glue the firewall to the fuselage. This took all of 10 minutes. So far I have found the kit to be very fast building. Once the glue joint was strong enough I removed the motor from the firewall and finished the install using a mixture of 30 minute epoxy and shredded fiberglass cloth for added strength. Because the nose area is so open it was very easy to use only the epoxy necessary for a strong joint. Let this set overnight. I should point out that the factory will provide the firewall with any motor scheme needed for your particular setup.
5. The next step will be to install all front area honeycomb formers,
bracing, and landing gear mount. Again all provided honeycomb pieces fit without any need of additional sanding or cutting. Because the landing gear plate mounts to the fuselage with only honeycomb formers I laminated 1/16” light ply doublers to the lower portion of the honeycomb formers for added strength. (See picture) Additional combined weight was approximately .7 of an oz. (An added note) the carbon fiber gear mount comes from the factory predrilled with blind nuts installed. Landing gear also comes predrilled.