Monthly Construction Log - August 2009

Date
1	Verified fuel cap opening location in top aft skin. Stiffeners over the fuel tank are too tall - will need to remove and shorten to 1/2". Deburred right wing frame. Started deburring parts for the right wing.
2	No work.
3	No work.
4	No work.
5	No work.
6	No work.
7	No work.
8	No work.
9	Deburring/polishing parts for right wing.
10	No work.
11	No work.
12	No work.
13	No work.
14	No work.
15	No work.
16	Finish deburring/polishing/cleaning the right wing parts (except the three large skins). Touched up primer on the wing frame, and primed all parts.
17	Put wing frame back on bench. Installed grommets in nose ribs. Started gathering materials for aileron bellcranks - found out there is not enough of KAAC0044-2 and -3. Will order some tomorrow. Ran wiring through grommets for nav/pos/strobe, landing light, fuel sender, and pitot/AOA tubing. To make wings "plug-and-play" (and to be able to finish them completely, put connector on lights wiring. Still need to put connector on fuel sender wiring and will put push-to-connect elbows on pitot/AOA tubing.
18	No work.
19	Cut bushings for aileron bellcranks and installed bellcranks. Added one 1/4" thin washer to each side of both bell cranks for spacing in brackets.
20	Fabbed aileron rigging pins from 1/8" stainless. Started assembling right fuel tank.
21	Drilled out fittings for Princeton fuel probes.
22	No work.
23	Cut tank scupper hole in top skin. Removed the two stiffeners above the tank in order to shorten to 1/2". Started deburring top skin.
24	Finished top skin deburring/polishing/cleaning, set aside for priming. Rebent tank area skin stiffeners to 1/2" height. Cut fuel sensor access hole in bottom skin. Started deburring bottom skin.
25	Installed connector on root end of cable for fuel sensor. Finish deburring/polishing/cleaning bottom skin, set aside for priming. Starting rack wiring for VHF radio.
26	Installed pick-up fitting in right tank. Found fuel sensor fitting hole has some curve where it is located - need to think about how best to deal with that. Continued working on other tank fittings.
27	Worked on rack wiring for VHF radio.
28	No work.
29	No work.
30	Continued installation of right tank fittings. Was able to pull fuel probe fitting down by repeated tensioning it and letting it sit for a day. Primed top/bottom wing skins and miscellaneous parts.
31	Finished fuel tank assembly. Put single bend in fuel probe and shortened 1-3/4". Pressure tested tank. Installed tank in wing. Put thick cork on rear of tank only (against bulkhead).