Delivery day! I got my shipment in from SteinAir, which included my pitot mast, as well as a few 18 gauge ring terminals that I needed to attach the wire to the fuel level sender on the back baffle of the fuel tank. Here’s the goods: I did capture a … Continue reading
I decided to get the right fuel tank attached to the right main spar tonight. I did a little cleanup work on the fuel tank where the sealant squished out and was causing some interference with the splice plate and not letting it fit snug. I used a phenolic scraper … Continue reading
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
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 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
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