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Ron's Web Site
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Date: 10-6-2009
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Number of Hours: 4.00
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Manual Reference:
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Brief Description: Fuel Tank 1
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I set the right inboard tank in place, and figured out the steps to get the drain and fuel filler hole drilled. The trick is to set the tank in such a way that you can figure out how to run the fuel lines. I used some 3/4 inch AC Spruce slats and some 3/16 Lowes' slats placed agains the aft spar, which balanced the tank fore and aft. Fuel line-wise, I decided to go with a 90 deg elbow on the aft fuel fitting, followed by a short length of straight tube, followed by a 90 deg bulkhead elbow, which will connect via a curved tube to the inner rib bulkhead union. That construct defined where the tank was mounted left to right, and so then I used a transfer punch epoxied in a 1/8 pipe fitting to punch the drain hole location, and the Richard Ogletree 1-3/4 hole saw trick to mark the upper skin. The Aero fuel filler obviously rides too high, so after I have the fuel tank straps set in place, I'll mark off how much of the filler neck needs to be cut off, and do so, followed by some welding to get the sleeve fixed in place.
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Inboard bay with washers.
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Inboard tank fuel drain.
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Aero fuel cap provisionally set in place.
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