My fuselage kit is expected to arrive in March, which should be just about right since I expect to finish the wings in a few more weeks.
I've been reading about lead times for engines, especially the Thunderbolts, creeping up to 11 months or so, and recently I had a reason to call Stein and asked them about their panel lead times. If I remember correctly it was roughly around 6-9 months.
To avoid the frustrations that others are experiencing waiting on bits and pieces to arrive, I had thought it would be prudent to order the engine sometime soon (not knowing how long it will take to finish the fuselage kit, but my gut and experience tell me it will probably take me a year to finish it). After the engine arrives I understand there are firewall forward and finishing kits available, but I'm not sure what the right timing is to have the panel/avionics arrive. I'm going to have Stein build my panel, but should the avionics come before the engine, or the engine come first? Or does it matter?
I've been reading about lead times for engines, especially the Thunderbolts, creeping up to 11 months or so, and recently I had a reason to call Stein and asked them about their panel lead times. If I remember correctly it was roughly around 6-9 months.
To avoid the frustrations that others are experiencing waiting on bits and pieces to arrive, I had thought it would be prudent to order the engine sometime soon (not knowing how long it will take to finish the fuselage kit, but my gut and experience tell me it will probably take me a year to finish it). After the engine arrives I understand there are firewall forward and finishing kits available, but I'm not sure what the right timing is to have the panel/avionics arrive. I'm going to have Stein build my panel, but should the avionics come before the engine, or the engine come first? Or does it matter?