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Finish Kit Update November 2010 Updates November 26, 2010 Tank Vent Tubing and Wing Tip Work ..... - 3.0 hrs Today to finish up the tank connections I fabbed up some #4 fittings to 1/4 inch tubing. I installed one end and then cut it about 4 inches long and used the spring bender to make the shape. I installed the fuse side first and bent it in place and marked the cut about a 1/4 inch long. Removed it made the cut and flared. I even remembered to install the nut and flare fitting before makeing the flares this time! Move on to the other side and repeat. Next I messed with installing the wing root fairings. I removed the shared screws in the tank and drilled those holes in the fairing to #30. I clecoed one end and then pulled it tight. When I got to under the wing the last hole is about a 1/4 inch off. Not sure how this is going to work. Also the doubler on the vent fitting looks like it is outside the wing root area. I will need to research this. This makes no sense. I know they are the correct ones. Also I wouldn't think they would need to be ground down to fit. So I decided to move on back to the wing tips. I installed and riveted the trailing edge rib on the left tip. I had to use the close tollerance cframe on the squeezer to get the last rivets but it came out great. Last I started cutting backup strips out of scrap alum for the inside the tips edge. These will be glued inside the wingtip edge to back up the platenuts. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.