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More Rear Spar

I mostly wrapped up match drilling all of the rear spar today. Next steps, debur everything, prime and rivet. Progress will be delayed...

More rear spar

I drilled the doublers to the rear spar. I had to straighten the large think forked doublers, as they had a bow to then, but this was...

One Main Spar Finished

I installed the rest of the nutplates today, then countersunk them as required. I sprayed all of the exposed mail with still etching...

More Nutplates

I continued on the main spar today adding nutplates. I had some help loading rivets as I went. I also started working on the spacers for...

Tank attachment nut plates

I started on the right spar by drilling, countersinking, riveting, and then countersinking the nutplates on the top flange of the main...

Wing hardware

We sorted through the hardware bags and labeled them for ready access

Finishing left elevator

I finished riveting the left elevator. The trim tab ended up with an unacceptable bulge, so I will remake it later. We then started...

Wing kit

While I don't need it yet, I found a wing kit for sale relatively close to me. After about 14 hours round trip worth of driving, it is...

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