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10-04-2016, 01:41 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Harplinge Sweden
Posts: 15
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Finally I'm ready to order!
Hi everybody, I've been lurching on the sideline while building my workshop longing to start my journy to a new chapter in my flying life, reading with envie how you were getting on with your builds and even more so the nice trip write ups...Well now's the time, I'm going to order wings & tails in the first shipment as I'm in Sweden the number of shippings has to be kept down due to the cost, most effective would have been to order all in one container (don't have that money right now) so the question is what would you guys have ordered with the kit not to stand in the middle of the assembeling asking" why didn't I order that while at it" ?
Johan
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Johan Sverkerson
RV 8
Hangar/work-shop done 
Wings & empennage done 
O 360 A4A picked up 
Working on the fuselage 
Engine rebuilt, add Fly?Efii 32 
Installing Sky-View 
Location: Halmstad Sweden ESMT
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10-04-2016, 02:04 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Half Moon Bay, CA
Posts: 1,035
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Congrats on starting a build!
One thing I found super useful is to order a few extra "trim bundles" from Vans. They are extra sheet aluminum pieces, about 4" x 12" in different thicknesses (0.016" to 0.040") and are super useful for practicing, making brackets, fixtures, and fixing mistakes. And, they're relatively cheap.
Not mission critical, but very useful.
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N430WB RV-7 #74152 @ KHAF, tip-up; IO-360-M1B; Hartzell CS. !! Phase 1 !!
2357 hrs over 8.5 years to get to flying. Log at: http://rv7.wbencze.com
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10-04-2016, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Alabama
Posts: 127
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How do you eat an elephant, one bite at a time
I would say to decide on pitot tube/airspeed measurement method and hardware. Landing lights if desired for mounting in wing leading edge. A practice kit for you or two if you have someone helping so they can practice two.
The wing tank rivets, they only supply enough to do it right one time, they are pull rivets, so if you are short one or goof one up, then another is along way away and your sealant is curing.
When you goof up, not if but when, then move on and wait until you have several goofs to order replacement parts.  Never over night anything, there are a number of funny stories on this website about people who thought they had to have the new part the next day.
Have a plan for buying tools. Order many #30 and 40 drill bits with a few longer lengths, 6inches and 12 inches. On the longer ones 3 of each.
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10-04-2016, 02:48 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Livermore, CA
Posts: 6,797
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Unless you are really good, some "opps" rivets. Head of a #3, shank of an #4 (I forget the MS number, but Vans has them.)
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10-04-2016, 04:23 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Gardnerville Nv.
Posts: 2,828
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Extra 3/4" angles for the longerons, just in case. I went through a couple extra lengths for arm rest reinforcements, made the seat top out of the thicker angle, brackets ect...
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10-04-2016, 08:47 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Estes Park, CO
Posts: 3,947
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Longerons
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Originally Posted by bret
Extra 3/4" angles for the longerons, just in case. I went through a couple extra lengths for arm rest reinforcements, made the seat top out of the thicker angle, brackets ect...
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Yes. Since the fuse longerons ship with the wing spars, order two extra. Cheap part but super expensive to ship.
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Larry Larson
Estes Park, CO
http://wirejockrv7a.blogspot.com
wirejock at yahoo dot com
Donated 12/03/2019, plus a little extra.
RV-7A #73391, N511RV reserved (2,000+ hours)
HS SB, empennage, tanks, wings, fuse, working finishing kit
Disclaimer
I cannot be, nor will I be, held responsible if you try to do the same things I do and it does not work and/or causes you loss, injury, or even death in the process.
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10-05-2016, 04:52 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Harplinge Sweden
Posts: 15
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Thank you all for your input! most appreciated, I ended up with quite a list 
Now I just have to wait........
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Johan Sverkerson
RV 8
Hangar/work-shop done 
Wings & empennage done 
O 360 A4A picked up 
Working on the fuselage 
Engine rebuilt, add Fly?Efii 32 
Installing Sky-View 
Location: Halmstad Sweden ESMT
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