Remove cover from left tank. That was difficult, but avoided wrecking the cover plate and the inboard rib. Did bend the fuel pickup just a little. I think I'll make a new one and that entails removing the anti rotation bracket and its rivets.
Started cleaning proseal off the parts. This is gonna take a while, and will involve scotchbrite pads and lacquer thinner.
Then commence with left flap preassembly. Need to get as much done as possible, because life will be interfering with build time this week. And a fuselage should be arriving sometime (but still haven't heard from Partain Transport).
Cleco top skin on and weight it down.
Insert trailing edge wedge. Fretted about keeping the other wedge in the right place so that it correctly acts as a spacer. But it seems to just work. Put the spacer wedge in first. Then start the wedge to be used in assembly (working wedge) with the spacer wedge fit as per the drawings. Slide the working wedge in slowly, making sure it stays lined up with the trailing edge as you go. This seems to guarantee the spacer wedge will stay centered in the back V of the working wedge. When you have it all the way in, the spacer wedge should be right were it's supposed to. It it's not, I guess there would be kinks in the trailing edge and the working wedge would have to stick out somewhere along the trailing edge.
Cleco nose skins on. Dropped one of the small punches. Of course it landed just wrong, snapping the tip off. So I ground a point on one of the 3/32 punches. Getting much better at putting those nose skins on. Just in time to not have to do any more.
Match drill trailing edge and cleco to table. That's the last time I have to use that drilling angle guide.Final drill top ribs/skin, spar, nose skin,nose ribs.
