Fwd Fuse

I continued working on the forward fuselage ribs and bulkheads today to get the parts ready for priming. The final-sized holes allowed me to skip the attachment of the forward fuselage to the mid-fuselage as all of the holes that… Read More »Forward Fuselage Parts Prep

I got my questions for Van’s sorted out yesterday so I decided to get the gear mounts prepped before they get bolted in place later in the plans. I had also ordered a .2470 reamer as that is the exact… Read More »Gear Leg Mounts Continued

While I’m waiting for the replacement engine mount attach bracket I proceeded with initial assembly of the forward fuselage. I’m finding it helpful now to assemble a bit beyond each of the riveting sections in the plans as it helps… Read More »Front Cabin Assembly

I clecoed and bolted up the next set of parts. The holes here were mostly final sized already. I bolted the control column mounts into place and match drilled the holes. This took some blocking to support in the drill… Read More »Forward Fuselage Bulkhead Subassemblies

The control column mounts require drilling and trimming. I taped off the bearings to keep shavings out. I marked the holes with a punch, drilled with a guide bit, drilled to #13, then reamed to 3/16″. I then marked the… Read More »Control Column Mounts

I feel like I’m all over the place in the plans as I wait for others parts, tools etc. I had previously primed the first set of forward fuselage parts so I started riveting those to keep moving forward. I… Read More »Forward Fuselage Seat Brackets

I continued to the end of the firewall section today to get everything ready for priming. I also jumped ahead to prep the initial parts for the forward fuselage as there is a batch of parts in that section that… Read More »Firewall Parts Ready for Priming