Ivan's RV-7

Preparing the left fuel tank.Timer icon2h

May 5, 2025

The leading edge and the landing lights are done for the left wing, now it's time to start working on the left fuel tank.

Over the session I did various small tasks to prepare parts for the left fuel tank.

Marking, cutting and deburring the stiffeners.

Marking the stiffeners.

The stiffeners.

Prepared stiffeners.

Cutting the access hole in the inboard rib and drilling holes for the reinforcement ring.

The access hole.

The other side of the access hole.

Finally, clecoing the ribs to the skin for match-drilling.

The fuel tank is clecoed.