Brief Description: Center Section: Modify Ribs for Steps
I had a tough time understanding how to orient the side steps in order to make the cutout's in the flanges of the corner ribs. It really wasn't as difficult as I made it out to be. I ended up having 2 different references when I thought I didn't have any. The plans that came with the steps have the dimensions provided. This gave one reference. The second reference was obtained by using a square in the 1 1/2" hole that I had drilled in the first inboard baggage rib. The width of the blade on the square was exactly 1 1/2" and I was able to orient the other end to be flush with the side skin. I then traced where the cutout's needed to be on the flanges of the corner ribs. I made the cutout's with the dremel tool and polished them up on the scotchbrite wheel. The trial fit for each step came out great.
Marking the flanges of the corner ribs for the side step cutouts
