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08-10-2018, 11:28 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
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wow
Great job on the progress.
You and I started the fuse at the same time, but now you have blown by me, you are so far ahead its like proof of the Doppler effect.
But please keep posting. You are really helping me. After reading your posts, it is almost like I am doing everything for the second time.
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RV9A- Status:
Tail 98% done
Wings 98% done
Fuselage Kit 98% done
Finishing Kit 35% canopy done for now
Electrical 5% in work
Firewall Forward 5% in work
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08-12-2018, 04:13 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Worland, Wyoming
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steenos
158 hours working in one month? Holy ****. That's insane. Machine machine machine! Looks great.
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Thanks Steenos!
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Originally Posted by PilotjohnS
Great job on the progress.
You and I started the fuse at the same time, but now you have blown by me, you are so far ahead its like proof of the Doppler effect.
But please keep posting. You are really helping me. After reading your posts, it is almost like I am doing everything for the second time.
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John thanks for posting, I am really glad that my posts are helping you out, that is really the reason I keep posting so much here. Trying to give back a little. Keep up the good fight!
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Jereme Carne
PPL
RV-7A Emp. done
Wings done
Fuselage done
Finish kit almost done
Exempt but gladly paying!
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08-13-2018, 04:29 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mahomet, Illinois
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In retrospect ....
.... were I to build another one, I would definitely build a rotisserie. Over the entire built it is both a timesaver and a backsaver. 
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08-13-2018, 05:22 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Oregon
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MACHINE MACHINE!
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RV-7A in progress
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527486/?
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08-15-2018, 09:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Worland, Wyoming
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Well school is back in session so looks like my progress will slow down a bit. Oh well, still trying to work on the plane every night. After riveting some things like the top deck and gussets it is time to work on the top skins.
20180815_191842 by Jereme Carne, on Flickr
I also made what I am assuming is a boo-boo but I have an email into Van's to see. I trimmed the aft end of the top j-stringers as all the other ones were trimmed on both ends the same way. After putting them in it appears that this bulkhead faces the other way and could be inserted without trimming. The riveted area will still be the same but I removed some of the support material. We will see what they say.
Here is a shot of what I'm talking about.
20180815_173925 (1) by Jereme Carne, on Flickr
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Jereme Carne
PPL
RV-7A Emp. done
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Finish kit almost done
Exempt but gladly paying!
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08-16-2018, 05:16 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2016
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After reaching out to Van's about the accidental trim they said no problem at all and build on!
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Jereme Carne
PPL
RV-7A Emp. done
Wings done
Fuselage done
Finish kit almost done
Exempt but gladly paying!
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08-18-2018, 10:56 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2016
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After match drilling the top skins I decided to work on installing the steps before moving to the baggage area. The steps aren't as difficult as I thought they were going to be but still time consuming since you have to do the on off shuffle quite a bit.
I can't get the rivet layout that the drawing specifies due to the massive weld Van's uses now. I backdrilled two holes in the plate that coincide with two existing rivets in the F-724 baggage ribs. One of them is close to the weld, I may have to grind it ever so slightly so that the rivet head sits flush.
20180818_202021 by Jereme Carne, on Flickr
The back of the plate also gets a quite strong bend inward to follow the fuselage.
20180818_202015 by Jereme Carne, on Flickr
Looks pretty sweet!
20180818_202004 by Jereme Carne, on Flickr
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PPL
RV-7A Emp. done
Wings done
Fuselage done
Finish kit almost done
Exempt but gladly paying!
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09-05-2018, 07:21 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2016
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Well believe it or not I haven't been just sitting around. The top skins are almost ready to be riveted on and I have been steadily working towards finishing the interior area.
20180905_185726 by Jereme Carne, on Flickr
As you can see I made a small boo-boo on the forward left seat hinge but I think it will be no big deal. I'll either make it one long hinge or grind the two eyelets off at a later date, very carefully...
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Jereme Carne
PPL
RV-7A Emp. done
Wings done
Fuselage done
Finish kit almost done
Exempt but gladly paying!
Last edited by jcarne : 09-08-2018 at 07:43 AM.
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09-07-2018, 07:09 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Oregon
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Looking very nice Machine!
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RV-7A in progress
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527486/?
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EAA 105 Chapter 7S3
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09-08-2018, 07:41 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Worland, Wyoming
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kentlik
Looking very nice Machine!
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Thanks Kent!
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Jereme Carne
PPL
RV-7A Emp. done
Wings done
Fuselage done
Finish kit almost done
Exempt but gladly paying!
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