08 DEC 14: Priming tank parts: 4 hours

Primed the exterior tank skins and a few of the tank parts.  All of the interior tank parts that will be exposed to fuel will remain unprimed.  The shop is getting pretty crowded!   I’ll be glad to get the tailcone and wings into the hangar:

Some of the tank parts:

09 DEC 14: Finished priming, page 18-4 step 1, page 18-5 steps 4-5, page 21-02 steps 1-2: 5 hours

Riveted the nutplates to the attach Z brackets:

Riveted the K1100-08 nutplates to the shims:

Attached the VA-146 bearings to the tank attach brackets:

Attached the K1000-08 and MS21051-L08 nutplates and T-1005B and C shims to the tank attach brackets:

I’m done with the tanks until I break out the proseal, so it’s time to move on to the ailerons.  Separated the A-1006-1 outboard hinge brackets and A-1007-1 inboard hinge brackets.  Fluted and straightened the flanges of the A-1004-1L and A-1004-1R nose ribs and A-1015-1L and A-1015-1R inboard nose ribs.

10 DEC 14: Page 21-03 steps 3-5: 2.7 hours

Machine countersunk the holes in the A-1006-1B outboard hinge brackets and A-1007-1B inboard hinge brackets.   Machine countersunk the A-1008-1 doubler – no pics.

11 DEC 14: Dimpled tank skin, page 18-4 step 8 left skin: 2.5 hours

Dimpled the left tank skin – no pics

12 DEC 14: Dimpled tank skin, page 18-4 step 8 right skin, page 18-5 step 8: 2.5 hours

Finished dimpling the tank skins.  The right skin:

Riveted two of the T-1011 stiffeners to the T-1001-L tank skin.  The proseal wasn’t too bad once I got my system down.

13 DEC 14: Page 18-5 step 8: 5 hours

Finished riveting the T-1011 stiffeners and VA-112 drain flange to the T-1001-L tank skin: