REAR FUSELAGE

Following the HomeBuilt Help videos, I began with the rear fuselage panels. Everything was match hole drilled for the most part. There were a handful of instances where one part was still at a #40 hole and the mating part was either a #30 or #20 hole. I found some drill bits on aircraft Spruce that let you pilot from the #40 hole and then drill a #30 or #20 that is then perfectly centered on the original #40 hole. These bits would turn into a lifesaver as i continued on with the build. There were many instances where I would have the same situation where the holes sizes didn't match.

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Shortly in to the build I realized the rest of the plane was going to follow the same process.

• Rough assembly using the pre-drilled holes and clecos

• Open all holes up to their correct size

• Add in any required "L" angles and mark their centerline to drill thru

• Open up holes in "L" angles to their final size

• Take everything apart

• Debur, Debur, Debur, and some more Deburring

• Wipe everything down with acetone to clean parts

• Add Cortex corrosion protection to both halves of all mating faces

• Reassemble with clecos

• Rivet