The last steps were screwing the access cover in place and sealing it up followed by the rear baffle and tank attach brackets. All went pretty well, its pretty straightforward but it was still a fair amount of work to do those tasks. I then came back later and added ProSeal to all of the shop heads on the baffle and the pull rivets on the tank brackets.
I have been letting the ProSeal cure for the last couple days so it is now ready for a pressure test. Unfortunately I am leaving town tomorrow to visit the folks out in WA and eat some of dear ol' Mom's good cookin'! So, the pressure test will have to wait 'til after turkey day.
All together now, lets chant..."no leaks...no leaks...no leaks!" We shall see...
Have a safe Thanksgiving, and as one of my builder friends, Sean told me the other day..."we've got much to be thankful for...don't we?" He's definitely right on about that.
Here is a shot of the left tank mounted on the wing (looks cool eh?). I wanted to do a fit check after I got it sealed up just to give me a warm fuzzy because there is not much I could do at this point if it didnt fit. I will tell ya I was nervous for a minute as it was a pretty tight fit. The buildup of primer on the attach brackets along with the ProSeal most likely contributed to this. So, my advice is keep it to a minimum if you are doing it like I am. But, tight is good...as my old construction boss, Buster used to say, "tight is right". :) I attached the tank and let the ProSeal dry like this overnight. Not sure if that made any difference...but thats the way I did it.
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