Fri 24 December 2004 |
| I started with the tunnel cover plate. The Z bracket needed some more shaping and the base drilled for the nutplates. | 
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| The top plate needs a set for the floor panels. The set angle was just perfect, but it was in the wrong place! | 
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| I therefore remade the top plate (and a little larger) and fitted it. Ready for dimpling / counter-sinking. | 
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| Meanwhile Dad was working on the forward section of the cockpit and the covers. | 
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| Everything gets mounted via a few nutplates. | 
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| The 'top-hat' for the fuel pump, match drilled. | 
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| Then we started tidying for Christmas. A full sweep-out and clean. | 
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| and the wings both back on. | 
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| This time the 'persuasion' needed was slightly less than last time. | 
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| Then Dad got to continue fighting with the gear weldments! | 
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| Dad worked his way round the various nut / bolts and started trying to pull them all up. We decided to use 'real / new' nylock nuts (for the non-spar bolts). | 
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| I did the match drilling for the lower wing skin nutplates. | 
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| We also got the Avery misc order from last week. some extra clecos and other bits. | 
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