14 Sep 2025 - 1 hour
I thought I was done dimpling the tank skins but saw I didn't get the tank attach screw holes around the bases and outboard edge, so I went to dimple those for their screws and found that I never drilled those to final size. I grabbed my #19 drill bit and made quick work of all those holes, then deburred them all, and finally dimpled them all with my squeezer. Next up will be riveting the tank.I just got a notification that my order from Van's finally shipped (originally placed the order on 21 August) and that should be here on 16 September. I ordered some miscellaneous things including some -6 width rivets to plug tooling holes in the outboard ribs, pre-made fuel pickups, float-style fuel level senders, tie-down rings, corrugated conduit, and most importantly, fuel tank sealant!
I'm not looking forward to working with the tank sealant, but I am looking forward to having the tanks done, so I guess I have no choice but to just dive in.