Category Archives: Fuel Tanks

Well, alot has gone on over the past few days or so… I finished sealing the fuel tank, let it cure for a few days, and then brought it back to the apartment to pressure test (since the apt is a … Continue reading →

Pulled a late night tonight.  Didn’t get home till after midnight.  But I did get the rear baffle done and cleaned up for the most part! A quick picture I snapped… My truck at the airport, right after a storm. … Continue reading →

I got another -6D fitting!  Got the flop tube in, vent, and fuel return line.  Torqued everything, and prosealed the connections going through the rib.  I am at the point now where all that is left is to install and … Continue reading →

Very light duty work today… I finally had a surgery to correct a medical condition that I had been putting off for quite some time, so the past week has been pretty slow… not much I can do laying in … Continue reading →

Today I got everything riveted in… Meg came to help out since my arms aren’t long enough to reach the leading edges.  I pulled the clecos out, cleaned out the semi-dry proseal in the rivet holes, squirted some fresh proseal … Continue reading →

Today was a long one.  Got all the ribs for the fuel tank deburred, dimpled, and cleaned.  Also got the skin ready.  Stiffeners went it, and I fab’ed the anti-hangup brackets for the flop tube, the attach angle, and the … Continue reading →

Today I finished up some of the misc BS on the fuel tank.  Had to deburr everything, dimple, and clean it up.  I got the holes drilled through the ribs for the vent line and fuel return line.  I also … Continue reading →

Got a LOT of work done today… spend a few hours re-doing a peice of angle on the wing stand.  I couldn’t keep them squared up becuase the weak aluminum angle I was using kept bending… so I spent some … Continue reading →

The baffle showed up, and I got the tank put back together making sure to put proseal along the flange of the baffle.  Leak tested the tank and it held!  So I went ahead and attached the tank to the … Continue reading →

Well, after 2 attempts at getting a new baffle from Vans, I finally have one.  UPS did quite a # on the one they first sent… the box was hideous.  Reminded me of the scene in Ace Venture: Pet Detective … Continue reading →