Date:	8-5-2009
Number of Hours:	6.50
Brief Description:	Slider Ribs and Forward Cover Panels
I finally finished up the slider ribs that needed deburring, dimpling and priming. I continued with the forward fuselage by removing the manual elevator trim triangular tab on the fuel selector panel (I'll be using electric trim). I installed the spar-to-sidewall lower gussets and began working on the forward spar/floor covers which mostly required fabricating a support angle and attaching it to the sidewall. Vans chose not to include instructions for this, so it was a chore figuring out how to drill the attachment holes to the cover, angle and sidewalls with little access. Several nutplates needed installation in the angle and the cover. I primed these parts and will assemble everything next.