RV-9A: Left Fuel Tank - 7/26/2006
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 Prosealed and riveted in the inboard rib
This wasn't so bad. I kinda' have the hang of putting on the right amount (for me) of proseal on the rib and the clecoing process. Since the ribs fit so tight, the holes have a tendency to not line up so great. I put a cleco in every hole and started riveting from the leading edge and working my way back, putting in the rivets one at a time on each side. This many clecos in at one time seems to force the alignment of the holes better as well squeezing out excess proseal. One thing that I forgot to mention is that I have been taping typing paper inside the tank on each side of the particular rib that I'm working on. This helps protect the interior from proseal that gets slopped around.
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 Here's the flip side of the inboard rib
No, I'm not a neat freak. It's just that the tape and the typing paper make for a nice cleanup and a straight line on the proseal. Putting in the T-905 angle was a little tough using the riveting gun and bucking bar. I had to use my
Avery Long Rivet Shanks to put in the rivets around the T-905 angle. The regular rivet shank was hitting the angle. I also had to turn up the air pressure to use these long rivet shanks. It takes more "umph" to drive these puppies.
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 Prosealed and riveted in the outboard rib
These instructions were a little vague here. I didn't see where it said to definitely rivet in the outboard rib now. It mentions installing the T-410 cover plate that goes on the bottom of the rib, but not when to put in the rib. So I opted to go ahead and put in the rib now. I prosealed and riveted the rib in and then prosealed and riveted in T-410 cover plate on the inside front of the rib.
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 Bent the fuel float arm to the suggested dimensions
I have to admit that I frantically went back to the Orndorff wing video and watched this part again. I also happened to notice that the 2 float boxes have different part numbers on the them, One for the left tank and the other for the right. I used my vise to make the bends in the float arm. I don't think I have enough proseal left to rivet on the tank back baffle, so I ordered an another quart. Meanwhile I'll work on the inerds of this here tank.
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