Preparing for main spar installation |
Tank
support installed |
Making
a big mess! |
Torqueing the main spar
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Brackets attached to main spar
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Installing doubler plates
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The workshop
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Roll around tool tray (a necessity)
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A clean workbench helps
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Fitting the aft spar
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Fitting the aft spar doubler |
Drilling and installing the aft spar doubler |
Fitting the doubler on the doubler |
Riviting aft spar doubler |
Finished aft spar doubler (inside) |
Outside |
Seat bottom misdrilled |
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Fitting door inner trim
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Drilling to 1/8 |
Installing rudder tube and trim cable |
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Inner trim installed |
Front and rear seat belt doublers |
Cock pit trim |
Fitting elevator supports |
Fitting elevator mount |
Fitting door (outside) |
Fitting door (inside) |
Aligning rear spar |
More aligning rear spar |
More aligning rear spar |
More aligning rear spar |
Clecoing in rear spar |
Fitting front seat bulkhead |
Final alignment of rear spar |
Making my list, checking it twice |
Pulling off that frickin' tape |
Nice fit
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Inside door |
Hatch cover prep |
Hatch cover installed |
Rear hatch cover |
Trial fit gas tank cover |
Riviting nuts for tank cover |
Nuts installed |
Looks good here |
Buckle right rear |
Holes didn't match |
Not acceptable |
Remove windscreen frame |
Door latch |
Holes too close to channel |
Love that tape! |
Speedy dimpler |
Female part under channel |
Turtle deck drilled, dimpled and primed |
Windshield finally installed! |
Chapter 1 completed. |
Got 'er on her legs! |
Looks bigger right side up |
Using laser light to line up fin |
Laser lights are the nuts! |
Lookin' back at the laser light |
Ya gotta put the lower rudder bracket bolts way back there!!!!! |
The trick? A magnet. |
May be underpowered?! |
Trial fit of fin. |
Rudder brackets installed |
Completed another chapter!!!! |
Cassidy and Makayla, my little helpers! |
Trial fit fairings |
Still fitting |
Right side fairings |
Checkin' out scoop. |
Bob Whites mini-harness, perfect fit!!! |
Rear tank mount |
Fitting fuse air-scoop. |
Fitting fuse air-scoop. |
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