Prepping forward spar - 29 March 2009

4.0 hours

Main spar in supports Main spar in supports(Full size)
I pulled the left spar from the shipping crate and set it on the bench. I got the idea for the spar supports from Smitty's RV9A website.
Installing nutplates Installing nutplates(Full size)
Here Spencer is putting the nutplates on with cleco's so that I can put in the rivets.
More nutplates More nutplates(Full size)
Another shot of Spencer working on his A&P
Countersinking the tank holes in spar Countersinking the tank holes in spar(Full size)
After getting all the nutplates in, next step was to countersink all the bolt holes. I did this as the instructions said, just using the installed nutplate to center the countersink. Worked fine.

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