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Jeff & Jackie's RV-8 Project
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Work Log Summary

05-06-2009
Rear Seat Throttle
04-23-2009
Rear Seat Throttle

04-22-2009
Rear Seat Throttle

04-21-2009
Rear Seat Throttle
04-20-2009
Rear seat throttle
04-20-2009
Mid-cabin cover spacer

04-17-2009
Rear seat throttle cover

04-12-2009
Safety Trim Controller mounting

11-27-2008
Brake hose bracket/tail light wiring
08-24-2008
Priming

08-02-2008
Stick wiring & strobe PSU

07-12-2008
Tail wiring, etc
07-11-2008
Priming
07-09-2008
Fwd top skin
07-08-2008
Trim servo connectors
07-05-2008
Cable mounts, deburring

06-29-2008
VS fitting, wiring, etc (2)

06-29-2008
VS fitting, wiring, etc (1)

06-28-2008
Forward skin, electric elevator trim

06-22-2008
Static air tube, HS fitting, wiring clamps
06-17-2008
Fwd top skin

06-16-2008
Instrument panel - riveting
06-15-2008
Priming
06-14-2008
Instrument panel + other

06-13-2008
Whelan Strobe PSU mount
06-06-2008
Instrument panel

06-05-2008
Instrument panel
05-26-2008
Tom Clark fastback - rivet top skin
05-26-2008
Canopy hoop / fwd baggage bulkheads

05-25-2008
Tom Clark fastback - rivet top skin
05-24-2008
Tom Clark fastback - rivet top skin
05-20-2008
Tom Clark fastback - rivet top skin

05-19-2008
Tom Clark fastback - rivet top skin
05-16-2008
Bits and pieces

05-13-2008
Aft baggage bulkhead / canopy frame
05-10-2008
Priming
05-07-2008
Tom Clark fastback
05-06-2008
Tom Clark fastback

05-04-2008
Tom Clark fastback - top skin

05-02-2008
Tom Clark fastback - top skin (2)

05-02-2008
Tom Clark fastback - top skin (1)

04-30-2008
Tom Clark fastback - top skin
04-29-2008
Tom Clark fastback - top skin
04-28-2008
Tom Clark fastback - top skin

04-27-2008
Tom Clark fastback - top skin

04-27-2008
Floor boards

04-26-2008
Tom Clark fastback - top skin (2)

04-26-2008
Tom Clark fastback - top skin (1)

04-25-2008
Tom clark fastback - bulkheads

04-04-2008
Trutrak autopilot roll servo

04-03-2008
Trutrak autopilot pitch servo

03-27-2008
Tom Clark fastback - top skin

03-24-2008
Tom Clark fastback - top skin

03-21-2008
Tom Clark fastback - priming

03-19-2008
Electric aileron trim kit

03-18-2008
Tom Clark fastback
03-17-2008
Tom Clark fastback / ELT bracket

03-14-2008
Tom Clark fastback

03-07-2008
Whelan strobe power supply

03-02-2008
Tom Clark fastback

03-02-2008
Ground adj. rudder pedals

02-17-2008
Rudder stops & cables
02-17-2008
Priming
02-16-2008
Rudder stops

02-15-2008
Elevator controls / rudder

02-14-2008
Elevator controls

02-14-2008
Elevator controls
02-13-2008
Priming
02-12-2008
Rear seat throttle + other

02-10-2008
Control system

02-10-2008
Control system
02-09-2008
Primer inside F-840/F-841

02-09-2008
Control system
02-09-2008
Classic Aero Arm Rests

02-08-2008
Elevator control system

02-07-2008
Aileron boots & elevator fitting

02-06-2008
Vertical stab attachment

02-06-2008
Vertical stab attachment

02-06-2008
Vertical stab attachment
Measurements and levels
02-05-2008
Horizontal Stab attachment

02-05-2008
Horizontal Stab attachment

02-04-2008
Rivet aft deck

02-04-2008
Horizontal Stab attachment

02-01-2008
Priming
01-30-2008
Seat ramp, console, cable anchor

01-24-2008
Photos - seats

01-24-2008
Photos - rear seat

01-24-2008
Photos - front seat

01-23-2008
Mid cabin covers

01-22-2008
Seat floors & passenger footwells
01-21-2008
Seat floors
01-20-2008
Priming seat floor & aft baggage

01-18-2008
Seat floors
01-17-2008
Seat floors
01-16-2008
Seat floors
01-15-2008
Seat floors
01-12-2008
Floor stiffeners
Front seat floor panel
01-11-2008
Front seat floor & foot wells

01-10-2008
Flap lever
01-09-2008
Seat floors & aft baggage bay

01-08-2008
Seat floors & aft baggage bay
Rear seat riveted
01-03-2008
Rear seat assembly
Rear seat parts primered
01-02-2008
Rear seat assembly / priming
01-02-2008
Rear seat assembly

01-01-2008
Front & rear seat

12-20-2007
Flipped the canoe
Side skins/gear towers now done
12-19-2007
Fwd side skins & cooling ramp
12-11-2007
Rivet fwd bottom skins
12-11-2007
Rivet fwd bottom skins
F-850 bottom skin riveted
12-09-2007
Rivet fwd bottom skins
12-07-2007
Rivet fwd bottoom skins
F-850 bottom skin partially riveted
12-06-2007
Rivet fwd bottom skins
12-02-2007
Fwd bottom skins

12-01-2007
Todd Canopy

12-01-2007
Fwd bottom skins
Gear legs mounted
11-30-2007
Grove landing gear
Final check of gear legs themselves before drilling
11-29-2007
Grove landing gear
Aligning the Grove gear legs
11-27-2007
Grove landing gear
Right-side gear leg fitted
11-24-2007
Grove landing gear
Both legs now fitted
11-24-2007
Grove landing gear
Plumb bobs dropped from each end of the angle
11-24-2007
Grove landing gear
Part way through match drilling the right-hand landing gear wear plate
11-23-2007
Grove landing gear
Andair fuel selector bracket...
11-22-2007
Battery tray / fuel selector bracket
Battery tray & fuel selector bracket
11-18-2007
Grove gear legs & priming
Seatback support frame mounting bracket
11-17-2007
Front seat support frame
Aft mounted battery tray
11-17-2007
Battery tray, fuel selector bracket
Cockpit rails
11-16-2007
Fuselage bulkheads & cockpit rails
Elevator bellcrank bracket
11-15-2007
Elevator bellcrank bracket, seat belt brackets
Aft deck cleco'd on
11-14-2007
Aft deck
Fuselage riveted and...
11-11-2007
Rivet bottom skin & bulkheads
11-10-2007
Rivet bottom skin & bulkheads
Bottom mid-skins mostly riveted...
11-06-2007
Rivet mid- bottom skins
We got wheels, man!! :-)
11-03-2007
Workshop undercarriage
Aft side skins riveted
11-03-2007
Rivet aft side skins
F-811 & F-812 bulkheads riveted
11-02-2007
Rivet aft side skins
Looking aft at the F-808 bulkhead
10-31-2007
Rivet aft side skins
10-30-2007
Rivet aft side skins
10-28-2007
Rivet right mid-side skin
F-823-R mid side skin riveted...
10-18-2007
Rivet right mid-side skin
10-16-2007
Rivet left mid-side skin
Riveting the right-side F-823 mid skin
10-14-2007
Rivet right mid-side skin
Right side gear tower riveted
10-14-2007
Rivet gear towers
10-13-2007
Rivet aux longerons
Fwd right skin partially riveted
10-12-2007
Rivet right fwd side skin
Fwd left side skin partially riveted
10-11-2007
Rivet left fwd side skin
Fwd side skins cleco'd on
10-10-2007
Fuselage - fwd side skins
Left and right fuel lines
10-09-2007
Cockpit fuel system
10-04-2007
Cockpit fuel system
Vent tube in right-side gear tower
10-03-2007
Cockpit fuel system
Left side fuel return line
09-30-2007
Cockpit fuel system
Fuel pump relief/return line
09-29-2007
Cockpit fuel system
Looking down into the left side gear tower
09-29-2007
Cockpit fuel system
Fuel pump to firewall connection
09-28-2007
Cockpit fuel system
Andair engine outlet to fuel filter (1)
09-25-2007
Cockpit fuel system
Fuel valve bracket MkVI (I think!)
09-24-2007
Cockpit fuel system
09-23-2007
Cockpit fuel system
The fuel selector needs to be moved inboard :-(
09-22-2007
Cockpit fuel system
Fuel filter to fuel pump pipe
09-21-2007
Cockpit fuel system
Andair fuel selector
09-19-2007
Andair fuel selector

09-16-2007
Fuselage assembly
Baggage ribs
09-15-2007
Fuselage assembly
F-1048-D fuel pump bracket
09-14-2007
Fuel pump/filter brackets
F-887 longeron / upper engine mount
09-11-2007
Upper longerons / fwd side skins

09-10-2007
Fuselage mid-section assembly
Back riveting the arm rest assembly to the side skin
09-07-2007
Arm rests & side skins

09-06-2007
Seat ribs & arm rests
Mid-cabin brace bolt to center section
09-05-2007
Join fuselage fwd & mid-sections
F-843 lower longerons riveted
09-04-2007
Rivet F-843 lower longerons
Seat belt brackets
09-02-2007
Deburring & dimpling
Last few fuselage components now primered
08-31-2007
Priming
Fuselage components ready for priming
08-30-2007
Fuselage components
08-29-2007
Fuselage components
08-28-2007
Fuselage components
Applying second coat of primer to bottom skin...
08-24-2007
Priming fuselage skins
08-24-2007
Fuselage components
08-23-2007
Fuselage skins
08-22-2007
Fuselage skins
08-21-2007
Priming
08-14-2007
Fuselage components
08-13-2007
Fuselage components
First batch of parts ready for cleaning & priming
08-12-2007
Fuselage components
Fuselage components awaiting deburring
08-11-2007
Fuselage components
08-10-2007
Fuselage fwd section disassembly
08-09-2007
Replacement F-844-R longeron
08-09-2007
Countersinking upper longerons
Countersinking the upper right longeron
08-08-2007
Countersinking upper longerons
08-07-2007
Countersinking aft longerons
Disassembling the fuselage
08-04-2007
Fuselage disassembly
08-04-2007
Fuselage - drilling
08-03-2007
Fuselage disassembly
Seatback frame version 2!
08-02-2007
Seatback frame (REWORK)
07-31-2007
Seatback frame (REWORK)
Oh-oh, edge-distance problem
07-12-2007
Fuselage disassembly
07-11-2007
Tailwheel mount
07-09-2007
Tailwheel mount
Cockpit rails and front seatback support
07-07-2007
Cockpit rails / seat back support / tailwheel moun
Aft top skin temporarily fitted
07-05-2007
Drilling center section & aft deck
07-03-2007
Drilling aft fuselage
07-01-2007
Drilling mid-fuselage skins
Fwd & mid side skins, belly skins & F-887 upper longerons drilled
07-01-2007
Drilling aft fuselage
06-30-2007
Drilling fwd fuselage skins
Drilling the F-820 fwd side skin to the longerons
06-29-2007
Drilling fwd fuselage skins
F-887 longerons fit nicely!
06-23-2007
Aft fuselage assembly
Seat belt brackets
06-19-2007
Aft fuselage assembly
Tailcone bulkheads rivetted together
06-18-2007
Tailcone bulkheads - rivetting
Tailcone bulkheads primered
06-16-2007
Tailcone bulkheads - priming
06-14-2007
Tailcone bulkheads - cleaning
06-12-2007
Tailcone bulkheads - edge finishing
06-11-2007
Tailcone bulkheads - edge finishing
06-10-2007
Tailcone bulkheads - edge finishing
Tom Clark Fastback F-807 upper bulkhead
06-09-2007
Tailcone bulkheads
Finally worked out what was going on!
06-09-2007
Tailcon bulkheads - WD-409 tailwheel weldment
06-08-2007
Fuselage mid- & center-section assembly
Forward left side skin cleco'd on
06-07-2007
Fuselage mid- & center-section assembly

06-06-2007
Fuselage mid-section
The two angles clamped in place
06-04-2007
Fuselage mid-section - bending the side skins (2)
Bend line marked
06-04-2007
Fuselage mid-section - bending the side skins (1)
It's beginning to take shape!
06-04-2007
Fuselage mid-section
Side skins fitted to the center/mid-section assembly.
06-04-2007
Fuselage mid-section
Rivetting the seat rib sub-assembly...
06-02-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly - rivetting
Hole cut in left bulkhead for rear seat throttle pushrod
06-02-2007
Fuselage mid-section
06-01-2007
Fuselage mid-section
Fuselage mid-section parts awaiting edge-finishing
05-31-2007
Fuselage mid-section
Right side auxilliary longeron & gear tower
05-30-2007
Forward fuselage
Right side lower longeron being fitted
05-29-2007
Forward fuselage - right side
Lower longeron clamped during match-drilling
05-28-2007
Forward fuselage - left side
F-844-L auxiliary longeron
05-27-2007
Longeron bending
Center section plates
05-27-2007
Forward fuselage
F-8456 gussets
05-27-2007
Forward fuselage
F-843-L-1 lower longeron
05-26-2007
Longeron bending
Seat rib sub-assembly rivetted
05-24-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly - rivetting
Seat rib sub-assembly bulkhead
05-23-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly - rivetting
Cut down rivet to replace the -4
05-23-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly - rivetting
05-22-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly - priming
05-21-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly - priming
Bottom skins ready to be match-drilled
05-19-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly
Seat rib sub-assembly match-drilled...
05-18-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly
Seat rib sub-assembly partially assembled
05-17-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly
Fwd center ribs and seat belt brackets
05-16-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly
05-15-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly
Drilling the seat rib sub-assembly bars
05-14-2007
Seat rib sub-assemb;y
Seat belt lugs and fwd control mount
05-12-2007
Center section
Drilling the clearance holes
05-11-2007
Center section - spacers
Seat rib sub-assembly rear bulkhead
05-10-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly
05-09-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly
05-06-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly
RV-8 seat rib sub-assembly
05-05-2007
Seat rib sub-assembly
Aft center section rivetted
05-05-2007
Center section

05-04-2007
Center section - priming
Aft center section parts ready for priming
05-03-2007
Center section
Rivetting the forward center section bulkheads
05-02-2007
Center section

05-01-2007
Center section - priming
04-30-2007
Center section
Harness attach brackets with Hooker crotch strap
04-29-2007
Center section
Squaring up the control mount bracket
04-28-2007
Center section
Forward fuselage (front)
04-26-2007
Forward fuselage
Fwd fuselage parts being primered
04-25-2007
Forward fuselage
Fwd fuselage parts ready for priming
04-24-2007
Forward fuselage
04-23-2007
Forward fuselage
Landing gear towers and fwd floor section
04-22-2007
Landing gear towers
Forward fuselage (left side)
04-22-2007
Forward fuselage
Braces being primered
04-14-2007
Landing gear towers
Gear towers rivetted to fwd floor
04-13-2007
Landing gear towers
Gear towers cleo'd to forward floor
04-12-2007
Landing gear towers
Gear towers rivetted
04-11-2007
Landing gear towers
Rivetting the right fwd gear tower bulkhead
04-10-2007
Landing gear towers
Left gear tower cleco'd
04-09-2007
Left landing gear tower
Priming the gear tower parts
04-09-2007
Landing gear towers - priming
Landing gear tower parts
04-08-2007
Right landing gear tower
Right aft side
04-08-2007
Right landing gear tower
Left gear tower parts
04-08-2007
Left landing gear tower
RV-8 forward floor, dwg 61
04-04-2007
Forward floor - rivetting
Firewall - front
04-03-2007
Firewall - rivetting
Back-rivetting the firewall
04-02-2007
Firewall - rivetting
Fwd floor and cooling ramp parts being primered
04-01-2007
Forward floor, cooling ramp
Do I drill/dimple for these two nuplates now?
03-31-2007
Forward floor
Firewall parts primered
03-31-2007
Firewall - priming
Firewall parts ready for priming
03-30-2007
Firewall
Firewall deburred & bent as per plans
03-29-2007
Firewall
Firewall angles and weldments
03-28-2007
Firewall
Firewall construction begins
03-27-2007
Firewall
Example of new instructions
03-26-2007
Firewall (sorting parts)
12-29-2006
Ordered Grove aluminium airfoil landing gear
12-07-2006
Ordered RV-8 fuselage kit from Vans
11-29-2006
Ordered the Tom Clark Fastback Kit











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