The replacement brake hoses arrived from Sacramento Sky Ranch and I got them installed in the airplane. Hooray, everything fits!
Here's another photo of the passenger side. I don't know why I took this – nothing has changed on this side.
Remarkably, none of these hoses touches or rubs on any other hose when the pedals are moved back and forth. I really lucked out here.
I went ahead and torqued all the fittings in the brake system, along with the fuel vent fittings on the fuselage sides (the vent fittings on the floor need some work before I can put them in). I used a little dab of torque seal on some fittings here and there just to remind myself that I have indeed torqued them down.
I bolted the rudder pedals in for good, and riveted the rudder pedal brace to the firewall. These rivets were tough to squeeze because the parking brake valve was almost entirely in the way. Wish I'd riveted this piece on before I permanently installed the valve. Oh well, I made it work in the end.
