After a short break, I came back down to do some more work on the airplane. Tonight, I was able to get the right tank vent line and the right tank capacitive senders assembled and ready. This time I cleco’d all the ribs and skin for the right tank in … Continue reading
Getting to do some neat work on the fuel tanks now! I started on the capacitive sender plates that I am planning on putting in the tanks. These will be my primary means of fuel level indications, with the float style senders being a backup. Yeap, I am installing both … Continue reading
Super short session tonight. I came back in town from being on the road, and wanted to get something done on the build to keep the progress going. I left off with the left tank clecoed back together so I can start working on the last bits and hardware, and … Continue reading
I told myself this was going to be a quick sesison, just finish up the anti-hangup brackets and we’re done for the night…….it didn’t happen that way :-0 I actually ended up doing a LOT of work, 3.5 hours worth, but I am glad I got it all done. At … Continue reading
Picking up from my last session, I decided to go ahead and finish the right tank access plate. I had already cut the access hole in the rib when I was working on the left tank in the last session, so I really just needed to do a little to … Continue reading
I had to pick up a tool to help with cutting the access plate holes for the fuel tanks. Vans recommends using a fly cutter to cut the access holes, and I thought I had one. Turns out, the fly cutter I had was for cutting holes in drywall, and … Continue reading
After a quick break and bite to eat, I went back down to do some more work. I decided to go ahead and get the flop tube installed for now, and do the capacitive senders in the next session. I’m only doing a flop tube in one tank: The left … Continue reading
Short session to start today. I wanted to get the tank attach angles drilled, and after doing some reading last night, this actually seems straightforward. Vans gives us a rough idea of where to drill the rivets for the angle attach bracket in the plans with this drawing: We … Continue reading
Its time to fabricate some parts! I got home from having dinner with some friends and my family, and felt like knocking out a little bit more on the project, so I decided to tackle fabricating the T-405 tank attach angle brackets. The plans are a bit vague here, as … Continue reading
My Vans shipment came in while I was on vacation with the family. The leading edge ribs I needed were in this shipment, these are the ones that will replace the ribs that had the edge distance issue from where I mis-drilled them. I also had some proseal, 50ft of … Continue reading