All 10 interior ribs are riveted in place. Thanks a lot Mindy. We did 3 ribs Saturday and 5 ribs Sunday. Very cool. Lots of work.
With the tank clecoed and set into place I had a full 1/16" gap between the tank skin and top main skin. I was very worried about this and just could not close that gap. I adjusted the rib flanges one more time to make sure they we 90 degress to the web before riveting. After riveting and placing it in place I am heppy to report the gap is totally gone. I have a perfect fit. Really, its a perfect fit. Amazing.
I'm so happy.
To date I've installed and riveted - Fuel cap flange Fuel drain flange Stiffeners All interior ribs
Time to install - Capacitance fuel sender hardware Fuel vent tubing and hardware Fuel return tubing and hardware Fuel pickup hardware End ribs and doubler plates Inspection plate Baffle Z brakets Presure test
I actually still have a lot of work to do on these tanks.
