Fuel Tanks and Flap Fairing

I've been driving an old truck for the past decade. The kind of truck that every component around the engine is new. You name it, I probably replaced that part on this truck at least once. As the truck approached 200,000 miles it just didn't run like it used to, so I stopped using the AC or else it would just not run at all. Well, eventually the AC just wouldn't run at all. So, I drove around for years without an AC....in ALABAMA. Yeah it's hot. I really needed a new vehicle but never wanted to spend the money. Then Ayla was on her way and this gave me the excuse I needed to just buy a new car. Of course my wife gets the new car and I get her hand me down car....so what, at least the AC works. Until I started driving it, I fired up the AC last week and nothing but hot air...go figure. Well, this AC I'm fixing. Busted out the tools on Saturday, pulled a vacuum on the system, added leak dye, and now she's icy cold.

After fixing the car's AC Saturday morning I went to work on the Fuel Tanks. Yay more fuel tank work! I'm getting so close to finishing these I can smell it, and it's not just the MEK fumes.

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I forgot to post a little work I did last Monday night.
Monday 8th - 0.75hrs on the Flap Gap Fairing. Deburred and dimpled skins. The dimling is fast work with the pneumatic squeezer.
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Saturday 13th - 2.5hrs on Fuel Tanks. Clecoed J-Channel and Attach Bracket eith Proseal, wiped down and scuffed edges of ribs for baffle install later. The J-Channel sliding into position wasn't too bad. I really see why you need to smear the Proseal on the tank skin first, it would be a real mess otherwise.
                       - 1.0hrs on the Flap Gap Fairing. Dimpled and riveted onto skin.

Sunday 14th  - 4.5hrs riveted all the above Prosealed stuff together.

7.0hrs to Fuel Tanks = 58hrs total on Fuel Tanks

OK kids this is the advanced Proseal application class....using an inspection mirror.

Fuel Tank attach bracket riveted in place.

 

 

Flap Gap Fairing clecoed in place.