Monthly Archives: October 2008

Penumatic Cleco Gun…

Bought one off of Ebay… Can’t beat $46.  They sell new for $90.  I’m not as fast with it as I am a regular pair of pliers, but man it sure does cut down on the fatigue your hand goes … Continue reading

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Tank Stiffiners…

Got these done today.  Quick and easy! Take these: And turn them into these:

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Misc Tank Drilling…

So tonight I got the tank clecoed on (again), and drilled the W-423 Joint Plate to #19.  I also match drilled the rest of the tank as well.  When I was drilling the W-423, before I drilled actually, I wrapped … Continue reading

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Z Brackets…

Fabricated the Z brackets using Dan Checkoway’s method… this guy is a genius!  Much better results than the plans would have given…     This entire process went pretty smooth… I got them primed, and the platenuts riveted on.  I … Continue reading

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Test Fit… (Just for fun)

There is really no need to do this… I just did it because I wanted to feel cool….   Check it out, I clecoed the tank to the wing… Looks pretty awesome, but don’t get me wrong.  This picture is … Continue reading

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Began building the Fuel Tanks…

Big day mentally… I’m pretty intimidated by the fuel tanks just from all the stuff I have read/heard about them being a pain in the ass.  So I got them clecoed together and snapped a few pictures in the process… … Continue reading

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Leading Edge Joint Plate…

Tackled this part of the project tonight… I really don’t know what the hype about this is, everyone says its really difficult to get the strip in between the nose rib and the skin.  It’s a tight fit, but if … Continue reading

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A trip to Avery Tools…

So I was in dire need of more 3/32 clecos… and it’s Friday afternoon.  If I don’t find about 200 more 3/32 clecos, I will be extreamly bored this weekend!  So I headed over to Avery Tools to pick some … Continue reading

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Leading Edge…

I started by clecoing the ribs to the leading edge skins… what a pain that was.  Got both of them done, put the right wing leading edge on and clecoed it to the spar… but ran out of clecos before … Continue reading

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An IMPORTANT Decision Has Been Made…

After several months of debating in my mind, research, etc…. I made up my mind today.  I am building a -7A.  And thats final.  I’ll work on changing the graphic at the top of the website over sometime this weekend.  … Continue reading

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