Trial fitting the interior

 Here I temporarily put the interior in the cockpit so I could get an idea of what areas will remain exposed.

Finished the interior painting

 

New upgraded cooling system kit

 So Vans announced a new solution for mounting the radiator and the oil cooler to the cowling instead of the engine.  This is to address the infamous leaking radiator issue.  I also purchased this $2600 upgrade because Van's continued to push out the radiator backorder.  I got fed up with the excuses and just bit the bullet and purchased this kit even though I never received what I paid for.  Van's did end up crediting me for the original radiator in the form of a store credit thanks to Marc Cook.

Most of these pics are just me letting everyone that is interested see what changes were made.

Trip out West and Army Buddy Reunion

 We took a trip out West starting in St. Lewis, then out to Pomona Kansas to see my closest Army buddies.  Made a stop at a old missle silo that is being converted, then on to Moab Utah for Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park.  Then we traveled up through Salt Lake City on to Yellowstone National Park.  Finally we traveled to Mount Rushmore then headed home.

Oshkosh/AirVenture July 19-24th

 Annual trip to Oshkosh/AirVenture

Great week at AirVenture.  Started out with a bit of excitement but it all ended as well as it could have.