I drilled the z-brackets to the spar today but did not make much progress otherwise. I used a combinations of clecos and bolts to locate...

After fitting the leading edge, I drilled and tapped the tie down I drilled all of the leading edge to size, including the join plate....

Today I fit and drilled the wing skins for the right wing. I started by cutting the piece of sheet for the doubler and clamping it to...

I fit all of the wing ribs to the main and rear spar and got ready to rivet them. Here is the skeleton all riveted This time a made a...

I spent a little time deburring all of the wing ribs. This is ready to go back together and get riveted in place.

I clecoed the bottom skins on, because that is probably the safest place for them. Plus it is that much more exciting. I also clecoed on...

I recruited a coworker to help me out with the riveting for the big day. Here we are loading rivets after our first pass. In general we...

I finished installing the stall warning horn to get it out of the way. I even installed the access panel. I figure the easiest way to...

I squeezed the remainder of the leading edge rivets after pulling the rest of the rib blind rivets. Then I cleaned some of the primer off...

I bought the tank test kit from Vans to get the fittings to make testing easier. I needed a second cap fitting since I included the...

I am still waiting on the remaining blind rivets, they were supposed to be delivered yesterday, but have not shown up yet. I installed...

I had a few extra MSP-42 rivets, so I installed them. Still waiting on my longer rivets for the parts through the doubler. I decided to...

I am planning on using blind rivets on the wing skin to spar attachment. This has been discussed at length as an approved method. There...

I was able to get the rest of the leading edge rivets in today. I installed the tank attach nutplates as well. Then I dropped the leading...

I began riveting the leading edge skins. It is amazing how much easier this is when not dealing with Pro-Seal everywhere. I finished up...

I cleaned up out in the garage to prevent kid damage. I installed the join plate in the leading edge with clecos. And then put the top...

I got stuff together to paint today, so I could shoot it after the kids went to bed. I scuffed the areas I plan on priming and laid them...

After fileing the corners of the skin, I put the tank on with a couple of screws to check its fit to the overlapped skins. Here is what...

I finished dimpling the skeleton today. I then went through and countersunk all of the dimples on the spar web. At this point, all of the...

I finished deburring the top skinto get it prepped to dimple. The skeleton looks so lonely now, I started dimpling this after deburring....