Matt’s RV7 Build Log

I finished all the parts fabrication and drilling this evening for the center section. Now I’m ready to clean, etch, and prime all the parts for the firewall and the center section this week before my trip to Arizona.

Tasks Completed:

• Finished drilling the conduit holes in the cover support ribs.
• Fabricated the spacers out of the aluminum tubing. 

–Continued Riveting rudder skin to skeleton

Tonight I worked on the the counterbalance skin and right side of the bottom rib and spar.

–Finished assembling rudder skeleton
–match drilled counterbalance skin
–match drilled ribs, rudder horn, and lower spar

I fixed the counterbalance skin fit problem by shaping the counterweight a little more and by starting the clecos from the front and working backwards.

–match drilled right HS skin, spars and ribs
–started deburring all the holes

–Match drilled left HS skin, spars and ribs

–Prepped VS rear spar stiffener
–Prepped VS ribs
–Drilled VS 410 bracket 

–Prepped HS ribs
–Began drilling Left HS skeleton
–Started match drilling HS skin 

Tasks Completed: 

• Test fit the HS skins
• Continued to prep the HS ribs