18-04 Priming external areas of Tanks & Attachment Brackets
I left the tanks assembled for a week while I was away at work … I’m hoping the ribs noses will now fit into the skins a little bit easier … we’ll see? Since I…
November 2018
18-03/04 Skins, Top Stiffeners, Baffles & Attach Brackets
I decided to leave the external vinyl in place apart from the rivet lines & edges, using the usual soldering iron technique. Skin edge Deburring After gently removing the little “saw teeth” with a file,…
18-02/03 Stiffeners and Z Brackets
Vent Line Clips The Vent Line Clips are cut from the Tank Stiffeners, and the manual wisely suggests you step drill the holes prior to separation, making them easier to hold etc. Stiffeners The stiffeners…
18-02 Fuel Tank Preparation
Well, Fuel Tanks … here goes! As usual there were several hours spent deburring the ribs. I did try and make a little tool to speed up deburring of “nooks & crannies”. I used a…