Another quick update. The left tank has been curing for about 4 days or so, and its time to do a leak test! I set it up like the right tank, by using a ballon as a presssure rupture vessel and also a pressure containment vessel. I aired the tank … Continue reading
I managed to get the left tank closed up tonight! I started out by cleaning the tanks inside really good with MEK and paper towels and made sure all the parts were in the right order and oriented. Then I cleaned the baffle really good with MEK, as the tank … Continue reading
Another quick build session. I first wanted to do a initial water leak test, but that proved to be a bad idea. Well, using the cork gasket as a temporary seal instead of sealant on the access plate proved to be a bad idea. I filled the tank up with … Continue reading
Just a quick prep work session tonight. I had a few things to get done before I do the water leak test. The time lapse didn’t catch much due to the angle, but here it is anyways. I started off by pulling the masking tape off the fittings, and then … Continue reading
LOTS of work done in this session! I had to capture it in two time lapse videos, Here is the first video: The second covers the last bits, found below. I started the session by dry fitting the outer rib and then trimming the last little bits of excess on … Continue reading
Good progress tonight! I wrapped up a few miscellaneous things that needed to be done before riveting the inboard outer rib. Here is the time lapse: The first thing I did was to test fit all the accessories and fittings on the inner rib to make sure I had everything … Continue reading
The goal for tonight was to get the outboard rib sealed and riveted. I started out with a bit of miscellaneous work first though. I did capture another time lapse, and heres that video: I fixed up the fuel return line, and cut it to the right length, and then … Continue reading
Got a lot done tonight! I finished up the larger riveting job on these inner ribs. I had three left from the last session, so I finished those last three up tonight. Heres the timelapse: My tools were already ready to go from the last session, so I jumped right … Continue reading
This is a simple update. I got two of the inner ribs riveted in place in this short session. I am coming up on the end of a 48 hour fast, and was a bit tuckered out, but wanted to get a little work done, so I decided to get … Continue reading
After a short break from the previous build session today, I came back down to get the inner ribs sealed and cleco’ed in the left tank. This will set me pretty good to do some riveting on them tomorrow and Monday. I would love to have this left tank ready … Continue reading