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Dimpling

I got the leading edge all dimpled, and clecoed together to get all of the ribs out of the way. I still need to add the join plate, but...

Wing Skin Prep Continued

I continued to deburr the wing skins today. Same as story as it has been before. Just slowly working through them.

Leading Edge Work

I finished deburring the leading edge today, not much more though.

More wing Skin prep

I continued working through the wing skins. I was able to finish off the top skin, as well as half the leading edge skin. I also drilled...

Wing Skins

I started deburring the wing skins in preparation for closing them. First though, I put the tank away for now. I still need to leak...

Closing Tank

I worked on getting the tank closed today. I got out my miscellaneous pieces that I would need to get started. I put the inspection...

Last Tank Ribs

I started today by laying out my supplies and parts in an orderly fashion. I was able to get the remaining tank ribs installed along with...

Some prep work, priming

We hade a brief diversion to work on Peter's P-51 model. Afterwards, I primed a couple of the remaining components that go on the...

Still More Ribs

I went into this session planning on getting 3 ribs in one batch of pro-seal. It take about 110 grams for me to seal three ribs. I use...

More ProSeal

I got some time to work through one pro-seal session today. I got two ribs installed in one work session. Using the pastry bag method...

Pro-Seal Session 1

In my first pro-seal session I got the stiffeners installed. It seemed much easier than last time. I used a ziploc as a pastry bag to...

Finishing skin scuffing and dimpling

I ordered some conduit for wing wiring. We found this useful on my Dad's seven and matches one of Van's recommended wiring approaches...

Deburring scuffing and dimpling

On this tank, I scuffed all of the parts before dimpling them. This makes it a little easier, since its a smooth flat surface instead of...

Miscellaneous tank parts

On the other tank I found that the clearance between this bracket and the shop heads of the rivets was too tight. I made sure to leave...

More Tank Prep

With the Z brackets on the rear baffle, I match drilled the remaining holes. The rear spar is all ready to accept the tank. All the main...

Canopy

While in Chicago, we picked up a canopy that a friend had sitting in his hanger. We got it stored away in the shed once we got home.

Flying

We took a trip to visit my parents. This gave me a chance to get current, and take Parker for her first flight.

More tank fitting

I drilled the Z-brackets on the inboard end first, then removed the leading edge for the outboard end I removed the tank skin and most of...

More tank work

I fit the tank ribs to the skin. These had all been prepped on the last tank.

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