Local weather was pretty crappy, so I didn’t go flying in the Cardinal today, and didn’t have anything else on the docket to finish, so I decided to spend some time working on the RV-7. Picking up where I left off, I needed to get the left tank skin dimpled … Continue reading
FINALLY got some time to get a little work done on the RV-7 again. Lots of projects going on and been focusing on family time over building. It was good to get back and do some work with my hands though. Not much to report. I was able to get … Continue reading
Quick build log tonight. I finished up deburring the holes in all of the tank ribs. I only had a few minutes to spend, but I managed to get these parts done. Thats pretty much it for tonights work. Hours Worked: .5
No Proseal work tonight, but its close. I need to get the left tank up to the same point as the right, which means breaking it down, deburring, finishing the edges, and then dimpling. First I need to trim my vent tube, and flare it for its fitting. I measured … Continue reading
Another proseal session tonight, but this was a pretty short one. This stuff is still messy, and I still have a hard time dealing with it, because I am not good with messy stuff! I wanted to get the tank drain, and the fuel filler sealed and ready to go, … Continue reading
Its time. Time to start working with this sticky, smelly, nasty sealant again. I have not really been looking forward to this, but it has to be done. My right tank has been scuffed and semi-cleaned in the last couple of build sessions, so I wanted to give it another … Continue reading
Another semi-boring build update. I’m still working towards pro-sealing these tanks, and the right one is pretty much ready after tonights work. I started out by finishing up the last remaining deburring on the ribs, which wasn’t much, the pile on the left is what I had left to get … Continue reading
This is a quick build update as there isn’t much of an update. I disassembled the right tank and then removed the plastic from the parts so I could start the arduous process of deburring, edge finishing and dimpling. I logged a little over an hour tonight, and that was … Continue reading
More progress made on the fuel tanks tonight! I picked up with the right tank, and I wanted to get the vent line trimmed and finished. I had left it a little long so I could trim it down to size once I bought a tubing cutter. Well, I remembered … Continue reading
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