Firewall (I am assembling the Firewall in the basement while waiting for the temperature to warm up enough in the garage to begin working there.)
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| Cleoing Parts in Place |
3/10/12 - Trimmed the ends of the Firewall Rear Reinforcement (75F8-5) and clecoed to the Firewall (75F8-1). Clecoed the Firewall Top Stiffener (75F8-4) and the Center Firewall Stiffener (75F9-4) to the Firewall. Cut "L" angle to 520mm and placed on firewall, drilled and clecoed in place. Placed Upper Firewall Channel (75F9-7) on firewall, drilled and clecoed in place. Total Time = 4 hours.
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| Most Parts Installed |
3/11/12 - Placed Forward Gusset (75F9-7) and Upper Angle (75F9-2) on the top stiffener, drilled and clecoed in place. Trimmed upper angle around hole in the top stiffener. Trimmed Upper Rear Bearing (75F9-6) and drilled bearing holes to 3/16". Clecoed bearing in place. Trimmed Firewall Side Stiffener (75F8-3), drilled and clecoed in place. Clamped Gear Gusset (75F9-3) in place, drilled and clecoed in place. Installed the Center Firewall Doubler (75F9-5), drilled and clecoed in place. Removed the Center Firewall Assembly and drilled the Bungee Pin Hole to 5/8" diameter. Installed Slide Cover (75F8-8), drilled and clecoed in place. Total Time = 9 hours.
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| All Parts Installed |
3/24/12 - Installed Side Braces (75F8-6), drilled and clecoed in place. Installed Sidewall Bottom Stiffener (75F8-2), drilled and clecoed in place. Cut "L" Angle to 543mm, trimmed, drilled and clecoed in place. Drilled all holes to proper size in Firewall Assembly after marking them with the correct size according to plans. Counter sunk holes for Bungee Pin rivets. Removed all parts, deburred, cleaned and prepared for corrosion protection. Total Time = 7 hours.
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| Parts Ready For Painting |
3/25/12 - Moved firewall parts to the garage and laid them out on cardboard. Spray painted parts with corrosion protection. Clecoed all parts back together according to the plans and prepared for riveting. Riveted all firewall parts together with proper size rivets. Total Time = 9 hours.
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| Adding Corrosion Protection |
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| All Riveted Together |
Total Firewall Assembly Time = 29 Hours.
