Date:	6-3-2013
Number of Hours:	22.00
Brief Description:	Wing work log catch up / Final assembly
Wow!!! I've been so busy working on the plane that I haven't updated my log in a few weeks so the time of 22 hours is a guestimate but probably ended up being more. Since I last left off, I've made some BIG progress. Below is a listing of all the ""wing"" tasks completed. - Recounter sunk all of the tank to spar #8 counter sinks to the proper depth. - Deburred all rib flange rivet holes. - Reprimed the main spar flange where I re-counter sunk. - Masked off and touch-up primed all the rib flanges etc. after deburring. - Dimpled all the ribs, making sure & triple checking myself on the inboard most rib where plate nuts will be installed for mounting the wing root fairing. - Installed the leading edge sections. Here I used Cherry-Max 4-2 & 4-4 rivets for rear rib flange to main spar attachement. I used a harbor freight $4.00 rivet gun that I gound down for the tight fit & shortened the grip by an inch. Honestly, this is now my favorite rivet puller. I did suppliment (2) LP4-4 for for cherrymax on the center rib of the left leading edge. for some reason, I could not get the cherrymax to lock properly in 2 holes & the mandels kept snaping prematurely. So, after several attemps, I finally settled on a couple LP4-4's. Still somwhat of a conundrum but I pushed forward. - Squeezed all the LE skin to main spar rivet lines. - Installed floating plate nuts for the the inboard most fuel tank z-brakets with platenut pull rivets. - Installed both fuel tanks with half of the hardware per the plans. - Riveted on the top wing skins with the help of fellow builders Bill, Gordon and his son John. - Ran the electrical conduit, pitot & AOA lines in the Left wing THANKS GUYS! Everything cam out perfect except a main spar ding which I buffed out & alodine coated. At this point, Bill & I have one more 2 hour rivet session and both wing sections are ready to come off the stands.