Log Entries For Fuel Tanks

Date	Summary
Jul 13, 2008	First assembly of the right fuel tank
Jul 15, 2008	Tank stiffeners and attach brackets
Jul 16, 2008	Fuel tank is on the wing!
Jul 18, 2008	One of those days....
Jul 19, 2008	A little more progress...
Jul 28, 2008	Nose pieces and capacitive senders
Jul 29, 2008	Good progress, and another oh-crap!
Jul 30, 2008	...and cue the drudgery...
Jul 31, 2008	Right tank ready for alodine...
Aug 6, 2008	Prepping for Alodine
Aug 10, 2008	Alodine right fuel tank skin
Aug 19, 2008	More alodine - much better...
Oct 5, 2008	Pro Seal party...
Oct 6, 2008	Two more ribs...
Oct 7, 2008	One piece at a time...
Oct 9, 2008	Inboard rib in place
Oct 10, 2008	Plumbing and senders
Oct 12, 2008	Outboard auxiliary tank...
Oct 14, 2008	Fitting the baffle on the aux tank
Oct 15, 2008	Baffle work and transfer pump access bay
Oct 17, 2008	transfer pump bay and aux tank plumbing
Oct 18, 2008	Right aux tank ready for alodine and final assembly
Oct 21, 2008	Alodining aux fuel tank components
Oct 27, 2008	More alodine...
Oct 28, 2008	'nuther short session
Oct 30, 2008	More Proseal, starting the right aux tank
Nov 3, 2008	2 more ribs...
Nov 5, 2008	One more rib done...
Nov 8, 2008	Ribs are done!
Nov 9, 2008	Prep for mounting and plumbing the tanks
Nov 10, 2008	Small step backwards...
Nov 13, 2008	fuel lines ordered...
Nov 14, 2008	Joiner plate
Nov 26, 2008	Making progress again, slowly...
Nov 29, 2008	The die is cast! Right main tank is closed...
Nov 30, 2008	Right auxiliary tank closed up.
Dec 12, 2008	Pressure test begins
Dec 13, 2008	Right aux tank results...
Dec 14, 2008	Right aux tank is good - testing main
Dec 20, 2008	Back to work on the main tank again...
Jan 1, 2009	Right main tank closed (again) and pressure testing.
Jan 2, 2009	Right wing fuel system is DONE!
Feb 2, 2009	Wiring runs for the fuel system
Feb 15, 2009	Left wing leading edge is now converted to a fuel tank
Feb 16, 2009	Aw crap....
Feb 17, 2009	Started on the left main tank.
Feb 18, 2009	Left main tank ready for matchdrilling
Feb 19, 2009	A little closer to proseal...
Feb 22, 2009	Left main almost ready for deburr...
Feb 28, 2009	Fabbed the left main tank attach support bracket
Mar 1, 2009	Fuel ribs installed in the left aux tank
Mar 2, 2009	Left aux tank almost ready to deburr
Mar 3, 2009	Left wing fuel transfer pump bay access plate complete.
Mar 4, 2009	Left aux tank attach brackets drilled
Mar 5, 2009	Left aux tank is deburred
Mar 6, 2009	Both left tanks deburred and dimpled.
Mar 7, 2009	A flagrant act of Proseal has been committed!
Mar 8, 2009	4 fuel ribs in place...
Mar 9, 2009	2 ribs done on the left main tank
Mar 10, 2009	A little more proseal...
Mar 11, 2009	Only one rib left on the left aux tank...
Mar 12, 2009	A little dry work tonight.
Mar 13, 2009	All fuel ribs are done
Mar 14, 2009	Capacitive senders installed
Mar 15, 2009	Both left tanks ready for baffle install.
Mar 17, 2009	Left aux tank is closed.
Mar 18, 2009	Left main tank closed
Mar 22, 2009	Prep for left fuel system
Mar 23, 2009	Started a pressure test on the left main tank.
Mar 25, 2009	Both left wing fuel tanks are leak free!
Mar 31, 2009	Left Aux tank mounted
Apr 28, 2009	Left aux tank riveted to the wing spar
May 26, 2009	Back in the shop again!
May 27, 2009	Left wing fuel system is done.
May 29, 2009	left wing fuel vent is done
Jun 15, 2009	Aaarrrrghh!!!
Jun 16, 2009	Fuel tank ready to go back on now...
Jun 20, 2009	Finally! Done!

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