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Julie helped me cleco the ribs into the left fuel tank. This is not an easy task. It’s much easier with two people. I push down on the ribs from the top. She sights through the hole, tells me when it’s lined up, and puts in the clecos. Hopefully it’s easier the next time when it’s all slathered up with ProSeal.
Earlier in the evening while waiting for Julie to get home, I final drilled the fuel tank stiffeners to the skin and numbered them.
I also riveted the nut plates onto the tank attach Z-brackets, and bolted the Z-brackets to the spar. Putting bolts into a brand new nut plate is not fun. Boelube helps, but doesn’t make it easy.
I countersunk the spar for the nut plates that hold on the inboard-most Z-bracket. Not sure why they don’t tell you to put that nut plate on at the very beginning with all of the other nut plates. It will be fun bucking those nut plates on with the wing ribs in the way.
I clecoed the rear baffle onto the fuel tank and set it on top of the wing. Looks awesome! Yet so far to go.
