A while back, I saved an aluminum bottle, with the thought of using a bit of it for a non-structural part somewhere in the airplane, just for the hell of it. Yes, you may call me wierd, everyone else does. Cut out a little tab from it with the idea if using it for the little clip that holds the tank vent line in place adjacent to the filler neck. But, when I found that I could bend it around the vent tubine with my fingertips, Idecided it was a little too flimsy for that. So, I decided to use the one from the old tank, along with the vent line from the old tank as well. I had to do a little surgery on the end ribs to get the vent and the support out of the old tank, but saved the bending and flaring involved with making new ones.
|