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Comment by Timothy Aanerud on March 21, 2016 at 11:07am

This is a factory tank. Not mine.

Comment by Greg Harris on March 21, 2016 at 10:34am

Ah, that makes more sense now. Thanks for the heads up! Your tanks looks great, btw.

Comment by Timothy Aanerud on March 21, 2016 at 9:00am

Comment by Timothy Aanerud on March 21, 2016 at 9:00am

Comment by Greg Harris on March 21, 2016 at 7:26am

Time, I got all the parts from Wag-Aero already. Thanks for the tip on the fuel tank neck...haven't welded them up yet, but all the fittings are trimmed and the holes are drilled. The 21.5-degree angle follows the wing skin profile more closely, I assume? I was wondering about that when test-fitting them. It seems if you just drop the neck in and weld it, the angle of the cap is not quite tangent to the wing line.

Comment by Timothy Aanerud on March 20, 2016 at 10:54pm

Shop at WagAero for fuel system parts. The part numbers in the plans match what is in their catalog.  The fuel caps are the Piper vented caps and not the fuel tanks parts for home builders caps.   Set the fuel tank neck at a 21.5 degree angle so you can use a Cessna fuel cap if you have venting issues.

Comment by Greg Harris on January 15, 2016 at 2:51pm

Woohoo! My first fuel tank formed! Ribs were easy enough, though I had to put very small, slight crimps in them...they had just a little curve to them. But the welder should be able to seal it up with no trouble. Used a 20mm-wide, long strip of .025 as a test piece. Bent it up one angle at a time, checking it against the rib after each bend, taking detailed measurements. Also left the 5mm lip long and the top bend long so I could trim to fit, just to be sure. The skin turned out perfectly on the first try! the test strip was perfect for making any adjustments. And, best part was that my skin was only 2.5mm off the OAL list in the plans.