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Hi All

Please note that I bought my plane second hand and that the nose wheel well
is already installed into the fus. I don't know if that was done at the
factory or by the first owner. This nose wheel well covers the center hole
in the firewall.

Hope this clears up the confusion.

Pine Pienaar
pine@cpro.co.za
Lancair 360 #664


[Pine... the nosegear tunnel should not interfere with the alignment mark
on the front of the firewall in any way.  I'm not at the shop right now
but I seem to remember that the two lines which were drawn at the factory
to indicate the leveling point crossed at 8" below the top of the firewall.
With the fuselage inverted and level across the longerons, the vertical
line should be plumb and running down the center of the firewall.  The
horizontal line should now be 8" up from the (inverted) top of the firewall.
The water level will allow you to get that point and the line which
the instructions tells you to draw 5" down on the side of the aft
fuselage to be at the same level.  I hope this helps with your problem.
    <M>]