Tag: Doublers

Firewall forward, finish, cowling installation continued…

That persnickety Camloc receptacle has been changed out for a floating type and that seems to have solved the problem.

Right side screw holes drilled.

Left side screw holes drilled.

On to the baffles! This is the entire collection of components in the sub-kit.

The first bits underway.

Baffles and doublers riveted and ready for the next step.

Some of the rivets joining these two pieces can’t be squeezed and must be driven. I had to get creative in order to do that on my own, but it worked out fine.

Ready for the next step.

Done and ready for the next step.

Aft right baffle ready for the next step.

Aft right baffle ready for the next step.

Empennage, rudder installation

Rudder bottom fairing doubler drilled and clecoed in place.

Rudder bottom fairing doubler center hole cut.

Rudder bottom fairing doubler floxed and riveted in place.

Rudder bottom fairing doubler cleaned of squeezed out flox.

Rudder tip fairing drilled and clecoed in place.

Rudder tip fairing drilled up to final hole size.

Rudder tip fairing riveted in place and ready for flight!

Empennage fairing set in place for an initial fitting. It actually looks quite good – better than expected and much better than the last one I installed back in 2001.

Finish, components underway

Elastomer pad installed and safetied.

Nose gear elastomers installed to nose gear link. All hardware for gear mounting located and bushings fit to weldments as necessary.

Interior miscellany deburred and dimpled as necessary. Nutplates and doubler riveted.

Interior miscellany deburred and dimpled as necessary. Nutplates and doubler riveted.

Some of the interior miscellany being painted. More to follow tomorrow.

I did all these parts as get-aheads, since I need to dispose of the crate prior to landing gear installation on Tuesday. Space in my garage is at an ever-increasing premium.

Fuselage, tailcone progress

Bulkhead components ready for priming.

Bulkhead components primed.

Bulkhead components test fit to the tailcone.

Tailcone turned 90-degrees to facilitate aft fuselage service bulletin installation.

Tailcone turned 90-degrees to facilitate aft fuselage service bulletin installation. Believe it or not, both Jean and I managed to crawl in there (not simultaneously!) to complete the SB work.

Aft fuselage doubler installed per the service bulletin.