{"id":555,"date":"2015-05-10T16:54:28","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T16:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=555"},"modified":"2015-12-25T22:03:15","modified_gmt":"2015-12-25T22:03:15","slug":"may-9-2015","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=555","title":{"rendered":"May 9, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"April 26, 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=427\">[&lt;&lt;Prev]\u00a0<\/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<a title=\"May 10, 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=613\">[Next&gt;&gt;]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I received new Z-brackets from Vans because the holes in the original brackets were not drilled in the proper locations. I&#8217;m basically ignoring the Vans instructions and drilling the brackets by using the baffle and spar to match drill the holes. With the tank skin and baffle installed, I match drilled the inboard bracket.<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7958.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-556\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7958-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7958\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7958-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7958-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I drilled the #12 hole in the middle of each flange.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7959.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-557\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7959-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7959\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7959-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7959-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The outer #12 holes we drilled by using the spar as a guide.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7961.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-558\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7961-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7961\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7961-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7961-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With each Z-bracket located, on the spar, I used the baffle (not pictured) as a guide to drill the flanges.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7965.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-559\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7965-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7965\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7965-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7965-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The nut plates holes were drilled and the holes were countersunk.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7969.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-562\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7975-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7975\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7975-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7975-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I countersunk the inboard holes on the spar.<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7969.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-560\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7969-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7969\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7969-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7969-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I finally got around to stop-drilling the crack on the spar.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7971.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-561\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7971-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7971\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7971-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_7971-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"April 26, 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=427\">[&lt;&lt;Prev]\u00a0<\/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 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