I can buy into that but baffling and safety wire installed incorrectly. If thats what happening on the outside, what happened on the inside?
What safety wiring are y'all talkin' about? My old eyes just can't make out any. In any case, like Carl says "ain't no bid thing to redo it." The wet vacuum pump needs an air oil separator and the breather hose on those installations go up and over to the separator--nothing wrong there. For those with the M20 separator on the dry vacuum pump aircraft, they recommend rerouting the the breather line over the engine exactly like this installation. They also recommend putting insulation on the line. Is that an automotive hose or insulation? Again, these poor eyes of mine can't tell from the photo. The baffles are different on different models--I can't tell if these baffles are wrong, maybe they are or maybe they're not. The carb heat isn't connected 'cause there's no carb or air box installed--the fitting from the portside muffler is there for the scat hose. About the only thing to give me pause from these pictures is what Carl mentioned concerning the reinforcement on the firewall. I certainly wouldn't consider tearing a newly overhauled engine apart because of some discoloration/dirt in the oil. I'd drain the oil and break in the engine and start an oil analysis program after break in provided the engine runs okay. IMHO, this looks like an excellent project aircraft with most of the heavy lifting accomplished.
