- I got under the wings and drilled the fuselage skin to the wing using a #40 hole finder. These holes will get enlarged for plate nuts.
- Fitted the left fuel tank bracket. The plans recommend a 5 degree bend but in my case the left bracket required only a very slight bend to fit.
- Drilled bracket to fuel tank. I used a piece of brass tubing for a drill bushing then enlarged and reamed the hole.
- The fuel tank bracket is designed to let the fuel tank separate from the fuselage without rupturing in the event of a crash.
Left fuel tank bracket fitted and drilled:
Bending bracket:
Bending bracket:
Using the hole finder underneath the wings / fuselage:
