I believe this qualifies for bonehead move of the day. Lucky for me a local multi builder told me a while back that it is available locally. I will make a call tomorrow to see if they have one in stock. I marked everything from the backside of the angle and marked the 1/8 from the other leg of the a...

Very cool Mike, Congrats on exploring all the 7 has to offer!

I had the impression I would need more of a variety. I will just buy what I need and go from there. I have picked a few reamers up already. Thanks for the feed back guys. Much appreciated.

I am in the market for a drill bit set. Thinking of getting a fractional, number and letter set all in one. Thinking Cobalt but open to other options, want to buy a sharpener also. Wondering if any of you had suggestions on a good set reasonable priced? Harbor freight has a Cobalt set but I have no ...

Ok Thanks Spike.


I talked to Scott at Vans and he could see no reason to replace the F605C bar doublers. I could not either but wanted other opinions. I am not sure if I explained it very well in my original post? I am moving on. Thanks

Set up account on Flickr to post photos. I hope this helps you understand what I am trying to explain.

I started on the 705 bulkhead. First it says to trim the ends of 705B center section bar as shown on DWG 38. I looked at that and it says to trim the outboard edges of 605C & 705B. So I thought I would wait to trim those parts. I cut the F 705B to length, next I clamped the 705B, 605C bar doublers a...

Congrats on the new Grin. May it last for years!

Great news Chad!

Mike, Thanks for the pic and link to your write-up. Terry, You will need to order some AN257-P3 hinge pin to suit your installation, use the fiberglass that you cut off the wing as a shim and then you will need some epoxy system. The west systems epoxy seems to be pretty popular. I believe you need ...

Welcome to RB's. Great choice on the 9. Keep us posted on your progress and enjoy the journey.

Great idea! Thanks for the tip guys.

Thinking about using hinge pins for my wing tips? I read Chads article in August 2012 Sport Aviation on his installation. He mentions needing .040 aluminum to use as a spacer between the wing skins and the hinge. I have a partial sheet of soft aluminum that is .030 thick, thinking of using that? Won...

Great progress Bruce. Congrats!

Welcome to rivetbangers Peter. Jump in with both feet, pretty friendly crowd around these parts.

Very cool Bruce. Congrats on the progress.

For those that have riveted the bottom skins on a 9. Did you follow Van's instructions or try another sequence and how did it turn out? I am wondering about Van's instructions to start at the rear spar and work out and toward the front spar. Mostly wondering about how people's gaps between the leadi...

Thanks Bob. The OAT is the one thing I need to research on where I want to put it. Many seem to put it on the bottom of the wing. I have seen them under the horizontal stabilizer too. Need to do some research and make a decision.

I do not have a conduit, but I thought I could leave a string in the wing to pull an auto pilot harness thru when I want. The existing wires in the wing have a expandable sleeve over them for protection. Plenty of room left in the bushings for auto pilot harness I believe. I think I will get a tech ...

Sorry for the confusion. I was not thinking of doing them on the fuse. Just wondering if their is any reason to wait till later. I feel I have everything I need in the wings and can put the auto pilot harness in later with the bottom skins on. Thanks for the replys.