Barry Cole

Another productive LONG day! Made it to stitching

Elevator is done, now on to the wings.  Great day thanks to my friend Dave!! Thanks to everyone for providing tips and advise along the way too, you know who you are!

Today we covered the elevator, and got some great tips from Jim that made our day better and a nicer looking end product.

Doug,

I would be interested in the drawings for these. 

Thanks

Barry

Today we got the horizontal stabilizer mostly complete except for tape.

Why do I have such a headache lately?..........

Isn't this why they made irons???? The MEK fumes are much better when heated too........

Well, got one wing ready to cover after priming it with Poly Fiber primer.  Also covered the rudder with my friend Dave's help who recently went to an EAA covering seminar.  Lots of fun seeing progress!

Thanks!  I'll never do floats where I live, but you are right, now is the time to do it!!

Today I welded the aftermarket landing gear tabs to the fuselage and fitted the landing gear to the tabs. Set the camber and took a some measurements so Steve can finish fabricating the shock system.

Right  wing is now ready for covering.  I have decided to prime both wings after talking to Poly Fiber. Low cost and quick to do.

Today I installed the plastic leading edge and drained the fuel tank. Thanks for the help Rick!!

Today I finished sanding the right tank and installing the plywood leading edge.

Can't wait to fly formation!!!

Ron,

Quick thought. If the engine ran before the rebuild with the mechanical pump, it should now as well. Be sure to double check what ever drives that pump to be sure it is right.  Just an old mechanic thinking..........

Left wing finished! Ready for fabric. Now I will be doing the same process on the right wing, but making faster progress using some quicker processes that worked well on the other wing.

This weekend I filled the rough surface of the fuel tank with light weight auto body filler, then I glued the plastic leading edge on.

I also tried the balloon method, bud I didn't like the cracking and popping noises coming from the tank. I probably used a bit too much air pressure.  Anyway, about 16 hours full of fuel with out any leaks makes me feel good about it.

I didn't say which Ron did I ?? Sorry buddy........

Today I installed the leading edge on the left wing. I used 5 mil plywood from ACS. It was made in Finland. Nice stuff, but pricey............

Well, my fuel cell held fuel overnight with no leaks!  After trying to come up with a way to air test the fuel tanks, I asked Ron what he did and he just filled the tank with fuel and checked for leaks.  Keep it simple stupid method worked great! Now to install leading edge plywood and this one is ready for fabric.

Today, finished sanding the fuel tank. Then mounted fuel vent line fittings and prepped for pressure testing.

Today, more sanding, more body filler, more sanding, more filler...........Also made and installed fuel tank vent lines bracket.

Thanks Ron, I think resin fumes are what keeps me going some days.............