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After Steve left, I started the first steps on the fuel tanks. I cleaned up the Z brackets on the Scotch-brite wheel.
I decided to follow the DanC method of fuel tank placement. It seems much more accurate to me. It might be more work to take the leading edge and tank on and off, but I don’t think it will be easy to use Van’s instructions either. Elongating the holes in the brackets in order to make the fuel tank sit right next to the leading edge will require some on and off of the tank as well.
I think I’m following Dan’s instructions correctly. I marked a line on one side of each bracket that is 1/16″ toward the bracket web from the center line. It makes sense. That will move the bracket over slightly, so that the pop rivets on the other side of the bracket will have more clearance. My pop riveter from Cleaveland has a huge head on it. I’ll have to find a riveter with a smaller head on it.
I also set aside one of the Z brackets as the inboard bracket. That one is different from all of the others. On that one, I put the line 1/16″ away from the web. In this picture, you can see how the centerline is slightly offset up or down.
This little edge marker tool is very handy. I got it from Avery or Cleaveland.
