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[Ben_O]

Thanks everyone.

 

I have an update but i'm on a different laptop and can't remember my PB log in details

[Ben_O]

Ok, so i went on a weld-a-thon today to get the remaining plug welds finished on the inner wing.

 

I usually do a dozen, grind them up then do a dozen more but i didn't fancy grinding plug welds today so i just done the lot in one go.

 

 

 

 

 

You can see in the last picture that i had to plug weld a load of blank holes up as i drilled them in the wrong place when i prepared the inner wing. 

 

Next i needed to make up a small piece to go in here

 

 

So usual template and then onto steel

 

 

 

And then in

 

 

You can just see it in that pic. I need to get something in there to grind the welds back as the grinder won't fit.

 

I trial fitted the stiffener in which fits perfectly.

 

 

And then an overall

 

 

Next time, i need to fill the blank holes in the inner wing that are not needed, There are quite a few.

 

here is the old one

 

 

And the new

 

 

Until next time....

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Carlos W]

You've missed a bit

[carthorse]

It's going to be a shame to cover up all that loverly neat welding and fabrication work with seam sealer paint and carpets!

[rally515]

Great progress today Ben! I haven't done much because it's windy and raining up here.

 

One thing, are you planning on welding the captive "block" under the bulkhead cross member that the shocker mount bolts thread into ? Just a quick heads up in case you might have overlooked it :)

[Covert]

Looking good ben , keep the updates coming

[Ben_O]

You've missed a bit

What did i miss?

[Ben_O]

It's going to be a shame to cover up all that loverly neat welding and fabrication work with seam sealer paint and carpets!

I'm aiming to get it as perfect as i can before the sealer and paint goes on, even under carpets and in places that won't ever be seen.

 

I'm even going to replace the bitumen sound deadening on the floors to an exact match to what it was like new.

 

Cheers

[Ben_O]

Great progress today Ben! I haven't done much because it's windy and raining up here.

 

One thing, are you planning on welding the captive "block" under the bulkhead cross member that the shocker mount bolts thread into ? Just a quick heads up in case you might have overlooked it :)

Cheers Clifford.

It's been lovely here today! Shame about the weather up yours.

 

I have the captive block in a box of bits on the bench. I need to find the pedal box and mount it so i can mark out the holes. Thanks for pointing it out though. Forgetting that is just the sort of thing i would do and wouldn't realise until it was painted

 

Cheers 

[Ben_O]

Looking good ben , keep the updates coming

Cheers Covert.

 

Might do a bit more in a bit

[Carlos W]

You've missed a bit

What did i miss?

Sorry

[Ben_O]

 

 

You've missed a bit

What did i miss?

Sorry

 

ah ha hah hah! I can never tell when you are being sarcastic! You are so good at it!!

[Carlos W]

You've missed a bit

What did i miss?

Sorry

ah ha hah hah! I can never tell when you are being sarcastic! You are so good at it!!

Are you being sarcastic?

[Ben_O]

 

 

 

 

You've missed a bit

What did i miss?

Sorry

ah ha hah hah! I can never tell when you are being sarcastic! You are so good at it!!

Are you being sarcastic?

 

I don't know

[Carlos W]

Anyway, it's looking great Ben. I can't wait to see it finished