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Author Archives: pclifton
Match drilled right wing skins
So I stopped at Home Depot on the way home as planned and snagged a shiny new air hose. The good news is that I have a new hose. The semi-bad new is that they had only two lengths, 50’ … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 2
Right wing walk doubler
OK, so not much done tonight. After eating dinner and chilling for a bit, I was about ready to head out and get to match drilling, when I remembered something: I’d meant to stop at Home Depot on the way … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 1
Match drilled left leading edge, clecoed right wing skins
So my main objective for tonight was to get the skins clecoed onto the right wing skeleton. But first I had to address some other concerns; namely the very real possibility of not having enough silver clecos. I’d done a … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 2.5
Right wing on the stand
Finished setting up the right wing on the stand tonight. As with the left wing, there were some modifications that had to be made to the stands, but I’m pretty sure things went faster this time since I’ve done all … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 2
Right skeleton riveting complete
Well, not much of a work day, but I got my milestone done anyways. We ran down to the coast with the dogs in the morning, and while we were down there, my allergies starting getting bad, to the point … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 2.5
Right skeleton riveting
This post sort of covers two days. I did get out in the garage last night, but only for about an hour. All I did was prep the replacement rib I got in from Van’s; reamed the spar attach holes … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 5
Left tank plumbing
Came home today to a nice little gift from Van’s: the prefab fuel pickup I ordered! Time to get some more work done. My goal for the night was to temporarily assemble the left tank with all the bits and … Continue reading
Posted in Fuel Tanks, Wings
Hours Logged: 2
Left tank cap & drain
Lots of stuff to do this morning and tonight, but I did manage to get out in the garage for a bit. After thinking it over, I’m going to order the prefab fuel pickup from Van’s instead of making my … Continue reading
Posted in Fuel Tanks, Wings
Hours Logged: 2
Left fuel tank stuff – senders, access plates, oh my!
When we left off last night, I’d just started to play with the capacitive fuel sender plates. This morning, I got right back on that. I started by repeating last night’s work for the inboard plate – locating and drilling … Continue reading
Posted in Fuel Tanks, Wings
Hours Logged: 6
Left attach angles, fuel sender plates
Work continues on the left tank while I wait for my replacement rib. With pretty much everything match drilled, I moved on to working on the end rib reinforcements. The outboard end of the tank just gets a plate riveted … Continue reading
Posted in Fuel Tanks, Wings
Hours Logged: 2