Category: Fuel System

I got the left tank 100% complete for disassembly and dimpling. I got the right tank to the same spot also but since I am missing the J channel I’ll have to leave it where it is at until I can get that done. Luckily they shipped it today so fingers crossed it arrives before the weekend. But I got all of the zee brackets finished, primed and nutplates riveted. I also got the countersinking done on the rear rows of rivets. I feel I’m going to have to countersink the T-1005-L&R brackets because they are super thick, but it doesn’t say so. I’m betting they are expecting us to know when it is needed by now so I plan on reviewing what other’s did to that area. I don’t know if I should countersink the skin and leave the brackets alone or counter sink the brackets and dimple the skins.

I got all of the parts deburred today and I assembled the tanks. I realized last week that I only had one J-channel where I needed two for this next step. I ordered the replacement but I’m not sure how long that is going to take to arrive from Van’s. I got at least one tank J-channel cut and drilled.

Just more edge and hole deburring. This was a good way to destress from the past few days. The ribs in this photo still need the edge rivet holes deburred and then I need to deburr the parts on the back edge of the table still. But the parts next to the tools are complete

Long title but I try to put what I did in the title. I got all of the tank ribs deburred today. It only took another hour to finish that. I then separated all of the zee brackets and tank skin stiffeners and started deburring some of them.

Here are all of the wings parts gathered for the next section of assembly.

I had on and off again time to work on the ribs. That’s why I think this took me longer than usual as I kept getting interrupted. Either way I got 10 of the ribs done and only have another 6 to do tomorrow if I get time with all the Mother’s Day prep we are doing for church on Sunday.