Proseal.....Day 3!!!
The plans state:
“The T-1003C-L & -R Tank Inboard Ribs-FWD, T-1003B-R & -L Tank Inboard Ribs-AFT, and T-1003-L & -R Tank Outboard Ribs each have two .188 diameter holes. These holes are used to hold the ribs in proper alignment with the tool during hydropress forming of the ribs. Install AN470AD6-5 rivets in the .188 rib holes. Use a C-Frame tool and a heavy hammer to set the rivets only enough for them to be retained in the tooling holes.”
As I was accomplishing this step, I decided the 6-5 rivets were too long and would not look very good installed. So, I used a rivet cutter to shorten the length of the rivets. You can’t really tell in the picture below, but the three rivets in the middle have been cut to a shorter length (the original length rivets are on either side). I also don’t have a C-Frame, so I used a 3x rivet gun (with a #6 set) and the flat part of the bench vice (as the bucking bar) to shoot the rivets. I was very pleased with the final results. Below are the Left and Right Tank Inboard Ribs-FWD showing the manufactured heads on the right and the shopheads on the left.
Below is the Left and Right Tank Inboard Ribs-AFT with the rivets installed.
And lastly, here is the Left and Right Tank Outboard Ribs with rivets installed.
After all the rivets were set, I applied Proseal to each of them (10 total). Below is the Tank Inboard Ribs-FWD and AFT with the Proseal applied. The FWD Ribs were cleaned up with MEK and the finished product doesn’t look as messy. I also applied the Proseal the Outboard Ribs (forgot to take a picture).
More tomorrow......