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Construction Log for
RV-7 N395CL - Fuselage (Page 2) - 4/12/08 - 7/14/08
Pitot Static System install using the SafeAir1 Kit
Pitot Static port installed with two AN3 rivets and RTV
Andair Valve installed with nutplates and handle
AN Fittings cut to 45 Degrees with the bandsaw - turned out pretty good.
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Holes drilled and Grommet / Fittings for 3/8" Fuel line and 1/4" Fuel Vent Line
AN Fittings installed on the inside of the cockpit
ELT Mount with edges cut for Rudder Cable
Strobe mount installed with edges cut for the rudder cable -
Brake Reservoir Drilled and bolted to firewall
Bending the Fuel Vent lines
Completed Fuel Vent Lines
Same on the other side...
Bent and installed 3/8" Fuel Lines -
View without the covers - note i used the upper larger holes, but may end up
reworking it per the plans...
Installed the plastic brake lines (temporarily) to get the lengths and fittings
right.
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Fitting the crotch strap seatbelt kit
Another Angle
1/8" spacing for Crow / Van's style sub-belt
Primed and riveted
Fully assembled crotch strap kit.
Using the template to cut out the tailwheel "mouse
hole"
Hole cut - just needs to be smoothed with the dremel
sanding drum...
Finalized Pitot Static tubing run under the baggage
floor.
Installed forward top skin for the first time
Lots of drilling, deburing, and dimpling later...
Making the holes for the NACA fresh air vents
Vents drilled to the fuse
Vents prosealed and riveted on permanently
Vent from the inside - not the #4 washers as backing
plates for the MK-319BS Rivets - worked perfectly.
Tailwheel mount drilled and installed to the rear
bulkheads
Rear bulkhead riveted and reprimed - came out very
well.
View of the tailwheel mount from inside.
Making the splice plates for the Rollbar
Initial measurement and assembly of the rollbar
Drilled, with the inner support being attached
Lots and lots of drilling later...
Attached the forward pieces and drilled
Primed the insides of the rollbar
Finished product - One 99% straight rollbar (it rises
2/32 off the table on one side) - good enough for me.
Installed temporarily on the fuselage
Covering the Rollbar support for baggage lights -
Baggage lights installed
