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smittysrv
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by smittysrv » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:22 am
Boy am I glad this is done!
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captain_john
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by captain_john » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:29 am
Way to go Smitty!
Proseal is what holds the fuel in the tank!
Use it now or use it later!
CJ
RV-7
Garmin G3X with VP-X & a TMX-IO-360 with G3i
It's all over but the flying! 800+ hours in only 3 years!
Lorin Dueck
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by Lorin Dueck » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:37 am
Smitty -
Excellent!! Must feel great to get that nasty part done!!
Lorin D
9A Wings (Flaps)
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smithhb
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by smithhb » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:47 pm
Smitty, it's about time...
BTW,
her name is Scarlett, not Charlotte...
RV9inIowa
Class E
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by RV9inIowa » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:21 pm
Awesome job Smitty!... I'm catching up to you now, all that is left for me to do is drilling the gas caps to the skin and then I'm ready for proseal too (I'm doing both tanks at once).
Did you use the cork gasket around the cover plate? Also, did you use the rubber gasket under the fuel sender? I ask because I was working on those parts today.
Thanks,
dave
Dave G.
Building N149DG RV-9A Finish Kit, O-320-E2A, Dual AFS-3500
Flying the restored N3689Q, the lowest time airworthy Beech Super III.
smittysrv
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by smittysrv » Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:21 am
Hi Dave,
I used both rubber and cork gaskets and put proseal on both of them. I decided to use my fathers attitude of "If a little is good, a lot is better".
RV7Factory
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by RV7Factory » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:31 pm
LOL (the picture)... Congrats Smitty!!!!
dons
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Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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by dons » Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:31 pm
Congrats and
(original post). I'm still months away from that, but at least I know what I'm in for now.
Don Sinclair
CYKF
RV-7A (Fuselage)
JohnR
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by JohnR » Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:54 pm
Sureis a good feeling to be done with that part isn't it Smitty? I know when I got mine done it gave me a good sense of accomplishment when they tested leak free. Good job!
JohnR
RV-7A - Fuselage - SOLD, just not supposed to be
Numbers 6:24 - The LORD bless thee, and keep thee
Wicked Stick
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by Wicked Stick » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:10 pm
That's a great post/pic. I'll wager you were more exicted than I to see that the air has held up. I did manage to draw a smiley on my balloon, but that's my limit since there's no artistic brush in me.
Dave "WS" Rogers
RV-8 (125 hrs & counting)
N173DR
captain_john
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by captain_john » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:50 pm
Hey Bret!
You made to the RVator this issue!
You are on page 11 with your tank spreader gizmo!
COOL!
CJ
RV-7
Garmin G3X with VP-X & a TMX-IO-360 with G3i
It's all over but the flying! 800+ hours in only 3 years!
smithhb
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by smithhb » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:05 pm
Yep, that's my tip there. I just got my first royalty check today too!
Funny thing is I have no idea how Vans got the picture...You don't suppose they are actually reading my website do you?
captain_john
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by captain_john » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:33 pm
It's part of the Patriot Act!
They know all and see all!
CJ
RV-7
Garmin G3X with VP-X & a TMX-IO-360 with G3i
It's all over but the flying! 800+ hours in only 3 years!