However, while doing that, the head of one of the little #4 screws broke. Lesson learned, I'm not using brass screws for that anymore (I had picked them just because they were black - bad idea), but we still had to remove it, which took a couple hours, and in the process of doing that we ended up bending the nutplate, so in the end we just replaced the nutplate:
Bent nutplate in the overhead console
We're still working on finishing their surface, and a future post will show them installed:
Overhead inserts with resin applied (sanding and more filling still needed)
Meanwhile, I installed the bottom center panel insert, which let me to realize that the alt static connection wouldn't work as I originally intended, so we moved the T fitting to the right side:
Bottom center panel insert installed in place
Final assembly of the top center panel insert was an exercise in patience, and ensuring nothing physically interfered with one another (and fixing the few cases where something did):
Clearance between the G5's static line and the circuit breakers
Vertical clearance between the main static line and the light switches
Interference between the GMC507 connector and the main wire bundle, which had to be fixed
Center panel insert and wiring secured in place
I then installed the actual displays, which posed some new interference challenges to be addressed:
Static tube running too close to the GAD29
Static tube run after trimming
PFD/AHRS connectors
AHRS tube connections
Panel mostly operational
With all that in place, it was time to test it all again and fix any remaining squawks - one of which unfortunately was that the LED strip connector had come loose, which requires removing the PFD and the left-side insert to fix. I also adjusted the position of the door sensors so they reliably open and close.
There's not a lot left on the avionics front - installing the overhead inserts, the ELT, the rudder trim servo, and once the wings are attached, connecting them.
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