Fuel Tanks Page 2
Started - 6.21.2000 - Finished - 9.24.2000
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Stiffeners clecoed in... |
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I followed the G/O video for making my fuel pickup tubes... |
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It mashed down pretty good... |
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I am not too sure about this yet... It looks like it will work ok, but I am wondering if the vibration of flight will break any of these loose... |
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Access plate installed with fuel fitting, vent tube fitting, and fuel sender installed... |
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Fuel tank attach bracket... |
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fuel sender installed... |
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Fuel pickup tube installed... |
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Started drilling the right tank... |
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Right tank almost ready for assembly... Need to dimple the skin, install sender and fuel pickup... |
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While I was finishing up all the nutplates on the spar for the tank attachment, I noticed that I did not countersink the screw holes before I installed the top skins... |
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...so I made a little skin to help. It worked like a charm... I used a #6 countersink. The pilot fits perfectly into the nutplate... |
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...I ended up with real nice countersinks... |
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These are the little brackets used to hold the vent line in place in the gas tank... |
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I made mine a little bigger than the plans show, it was just easier... |
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Well, here we go... I finally broke down and mixed up some Pro-Seal. It's really not that bad. I used the measuring spoon method. 1/4 teaspoon of the black stuff, to 1 tablespoon of the white stuff works good... |
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I actually liked working with the Pro-Seal... |
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All the stiffeners on the right tank are done... |
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Gas cap flange in place with vent tube bracket installed. |
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This part was pretty easy to do... |