Tonight I shaped the left hand air ramp. This was trickier than the right hand side because the ramp is part of the air filter cover. Bending the ramp risks damaging or bending the cover. I practiced on a piece of scrap, and when that came out almost perfect I got started with the real piece. The first bend went well, and the second was going well also. However when I moved to the third bend line I noticed that the cover had developed an unwanted bend and a twist. I carefully worked the unwanted bend out, and carried on with the process.
The end result was acceptable, but not my finest work. I removed the paper template, match drilled the one screw hole, deburred, dimpled, and installed a nut plate.
With the part complete, I installed the air filter and cover, and verified everything fits correctly. Then I took it all apart again, as I’ll need to replace the oil return line.
