{"id":6858,"date":"2019-03-18T03:03:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T03:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=6858"},"modified":"2021-10-18T04:15:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T04:15:54","slug":"march-16-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=6858","title":{"rendered":"March 16, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=6870\">[&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 <a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=6879\">[Next&gt;&gt;]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first thing I did in the hangar today was get a new overhead light installed. Even though I&#8217;ve been in \u00a0this spot for 5 years, it&#8217;s never too late to make improvements. The ladder I got for Christmas is awesome!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fbe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6860\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fbe-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fbe.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fbe-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I got the conduit mounting brackets installed on the right side of the airplane. You can see where I accidentally drilled a .75 diameter hole in the incorrect location on the F-705 bulkhead. I had planned on mounting the wiring through that hole, but I forgot the external step tube passes through that area.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6861\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc1.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instead of working on the conduit routing on the left side of the plane, I jumped ahead to a different area of the plane. When I had originally riveted the fuselage, a ~.060 gap was left between the tab ofF-724 and F-623. The picture below was pulled from Drawing 25.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-17-at-8.16.05-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6868\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-17-at-8.16.05-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"924\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-17-at-8.16.05-PM.png 924w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-17-at-8.16.05-PM-300x292.png 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-17-at-8.16.05-PM-768x746.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I made 2 spacers from .063 material.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6862\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc4-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc4.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the spacer being fitted with he fuselage. I tried to flatted the dimpled on the bulkhead using my pop rivet pulled dimple die (the dies were flipped so 2 flat faces were squeezing the aluminum). It&#8217;s worked decently well, but the dimpled wasn&#8217;t totally flat.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6863\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc5.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc5-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I just used blind rivets to make this work. This isn&#8217;t the best picture, but you can see where the rivets are located.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6864\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc9-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc9.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc9-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_4fc9-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=6870\">[&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 <a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=6879\">[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 <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=6858\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  March 16, 2019<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6858","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6858"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8820,"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6858\/revisions\/8820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}