{"id":3601,"date":"2016-12-04T19:08:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T19:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=3601"},"modified":"2016-12-25T18:28:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-25T18:28:19","slug":"december-3-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=3601","title":{"rendered":"December 3, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=3669\">[&lt;&lt;Prev]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=3642\">[Next&gt;&gt;]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I got the day started by finishing up a few rivets on the firewall. I&#8217;m glad that part&#8217;s behind me.<\/p>\n<p>The next thing in the plans is the center section. The parts are gold anodized and come sealed in a bag.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3602\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3607-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_3607\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3607-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3607-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3607-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3609.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3603\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3609-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_3609\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3609-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3609-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3609-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I used my unibit to cut the holes for the snap rings. Some portions of the parts don&#8217;t have pre-drilled holes, so I had to take my time marking the hole locations.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3610.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3604\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3610-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_3610\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3610-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3610-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3610-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the snap ring holes after drilling.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3616.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3605\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3616-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_3616\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3616-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3616-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3616-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I reamed the holes that joint the center section to the side brackets. I should have used the large bolts to align the parts. Instead, I used the smaller bolts, which are less precise.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3620.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3606\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3620-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"img_3620\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3620-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3620-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vans doesn&#8217;t really give you any guidance in regards to the location of the rivet holes on the shear blocks. I just measured .400 from either edge and drilled the\u00a0holes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3627.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3607\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3627-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_3627\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3627-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3627-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3627-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I countersink the holes drilled in the shear blocks. You have to be super careful to countersink the correct side.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3609\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3630-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"img_3630\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3630-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3630-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3630-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=3669\">[&lt;&lt;Prev]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=3642\">[Next&gt;&gt;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[&lt;&lt;Prev]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0[Next&gt;&gt;] I got the day started by finishing up a few rivets on the firewall. I&#8217;m glad that part&#8217;s behind me. The next thing in the plans is the center section. 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