AFTER HAVING ISSUES WITH ATTACHING THE FUEL TANK “Z” BRACKETS TO THE SPAR I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDED “CHECKOWAY” OR “ALTERNATIVE” METHOD, I SCRAPPED MY OLD Z BRACKETS ORDERED MORE AND STARTED. -STARTED BY ASSEMBLING THE FUEL TANK ASSY…
Month: December 2014
-DRILLED 1/8″ HOLE IN ALL 712 ANGLES -TRIED TO BOLT ANGLES TO THE SPAR BUT HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE PLATENUTS LINING UP SO DECIDED TO CALL IT AND HAVE A BEER Manual Reference: 7-5 RIVETS – INST 0 –…
-MARKED VERTICAL CENTRELINE ON T-712 TANK ATTACH ANGLES -MARKED LENGTHWAYS CENTRE -DRILLED 6x 712 CENTRE FLANGES TO #12 -CLECOED ANGLES TO REAR OF SPAR -MATCH DRILLED REMAINING TANK ATTACH HOLES TO ANGLE -FABRICATED NUTPLATE JIG -DRILLED NUTPLATE HOLES TO 712…
-DRILLED AND TAPPED PITOT TUBE/MAST -MATCH REAMED LEADING EDGE ASSY. -ENLARGED TIEDOWN HOLE IN SKIN TO 7/16″, THE HOLE ENDED UP NICE AND CENTRAL ON THE TIEDOWN ASSY -SUMMER’S STARTING TO HIT SO ITS GETTING HARD TO SPEND EXTENDED PERIODS…