Van's RV-6 and ECI Titan Engine Kit build site: April 2011

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Getting back into it!

I have started working on the wing again. I am completing the process of drilling the wing tank. Over the weekend I have gotten the wing tank drilled and now I am working on the nutplates that go with it. There are 300 nutplates just for the gas tank and it's access panels. Each nutplate needs 3 holes drilled for it. This tank is supposed to hold gas and I keep drilling more holes into it. Everyone of the holes has to be sealed back up. I am not done yet as I have to drill stiffeners on the bottom skin.

Bottom engine assembly

Case halves going together. We are tightening down the some nuts on the thru bolts to pull the halves together uniformly. Make sure to put nuts on the thru bolts on the other side so you don't pull the thru bolt right thru the case.This where the sticky axle grease comes into play for the thrust washer option. I have to look in there with a light and poke at it make sure it was in place next to the crankshaft. It fell down onto the other washer but it ended up seating up against the crank face and working out.