The forward fuselage section is finally complete! I ran into a snag with some holes in the firewall section (forward fuselage rib flanges) that hadn’t been dimpled (my mistake, but it also wasn’t mentioned in the plans and I wasn’t… Read More »Forward Fuselage Complete!
I broke my 3/32″ dimple die and I am still waiting for a replacement so I decided to get started on the upper forward fuselage section of the plans. I fabricated the forward angle and separated the instrument panel attach… Read More »Upper Forward Fuselage
I’m on hold waiting for a tool, so I decided to get started on building a fuselage cart. I looked at a few different ideas and decided to build a cart with two supports, one under the forward seat bulkheads… Read More »Fuselage Cart
The mid fuselage section has been in progress for a while and it is finally complete. One more section has been marked off the plans! I riveted the nutplates to the antenna doublers that I had made several months ago.… Read More »Mid Fuselage Complete!
We got started today on riveting the fuselage bottom skins. This was a two person job and Amber operated the rivet gun while I held the bucking bar. We started out slow and got into a routine fairly quickly. We… Read More »Mid Fuse Bottom Skin Riveting
I finished up the remaining work on the air conditioner condenser scoop and bottom skins today. I split the doublers provided with the Airflow Systems kit and made a cut in the grommets so that they can be squeezed around… Read More »A/C Scoop and Bottom Skin Complete
As mentioned in a previous post, we have decided to install air conditioning in the airplane. This is a fairly significant mod but it is something that I expect will make it a whole lot more enjoyable to travel with… Read More »Air Conditioner Condenser Scoop
I finished up a significant step today by getting the side skins, and related parts, ready to rivet. I also prepped the side vents so that I could prime everything together. I left the vinyl on the outside doors and… Read More »Fuselage Side Skins Primed
I proceeded with dimpling the fuselage side skins. I then cut out the baggage door opening and deburred the edges.
I’m adding return fuel lines for electronic ignition (SDS EFI) so I decided to drill the extra holes before deburring the side skins. I’m using hoses from Aircraft Speciality Flightlines. I purchased fuel fittings from TCW that make it easy… Read More »Return Fuel Line Holes and Fuselage Skin Deburring
