I was reading various posts on the VansAirForce RV14 Forum about something completely different, and just happened to see that someone had commented about another builder’s F-01435A Cover Panel … as you do : )…
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Fuel Selector Valve Bracket I squeezed the rivets on the Selector Valve Bracket … Routing Channel … and on the Routing Channel. Attaching Forward Center Section Bulkhead Assembly The Bulkhead Assembly fitted nicely overall. I…
Muffler/Firewall More Proseal is used to seal the seams as the Firewall and Muffler assembly are joined. After test fitting and masking we decided it was probably easiest to flip the firewall upside down on…
The Vent Doors & hinges are stainless steel, but the Vent Inlets & Vent Sides are Aluminium so need priming. But of course these components will get quite hot, so I decided to prime with…
Tunnel Sides The bottom flange of the tunnel sides have a bead of Proseal applied during the riveting to the fwd lower skins. I think this is to guard against the ingress of oil etc…
I used the C-Frame to help with back riveting the antenna doublers. A mushroom set in the C-Frame underneath the workpiece seems to work a treat. I was worried about dropping something on the skins…
The hinges for the Vent Door Assemblies are made from Stainless Steel Hinge material. I found that my raw hinge had been cut so as to make it impossible to start a fabricated hinge length…
Fwd Bottom Skins As usual I started this section by working through the manual preparing parts ready for priming. One of the first jobs was to enlarge the communications antenna holes in the lower skins…