Fitting Tank Drains and Fuel Caps

Tonight was a fun build session!  Since all the tank structure is pretty much fitted and done, I needed to knock out the last few little bits of tank parts:  The tank drains (sumps) and the fuel caps.  I’ve been sort of looking forward to doing this work to be … Continue reading

Match Drilling the Left Tank

More Fuel tank work!  Tonight I wanted to get the left fuel tank match drilled and then disassembled so that I could begin working on deburring the parts and getting them ready for final assembly.  I already had the left tank off the wing and on the bench from my … Continue reading

Match Drilling the Right Fuel Tank

Had a really good build session tonight, and made some really great progress on my fuel tanks.  To pick up from where I left off last, I needed to back drill the tank ribs to the baffle and into the tank attach brackets.  I used my 12″ long #30 (1/8″) … Continue reading