More from Dana on the tanks. From: "Dana Overall" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 1:50 PM Subject: More tank pics.
> Mark, I spent about an hour in the shop and finished initial assembly of the > second tank. This pic is a little far away but the only way I could get > both tanks in the pic. > > http://rvflying.tripod.com/krtank3.jpg > > I also went back in and finished drilling the flow through holes in the > forward part of the baffles. I didn't want you headed down hill with the > only fuel being in that inboard compartment (although I believe by the time > you used it all up, you may not need it anyway). This is not going to > effect the sloshing of the fuel within the tanks. > > http://rvflying.tripod.com/krtank4.jpg > > This second picture pretty much shows how the tank is constructed. The only > thing it doesn't show is the the 1" brake I put in the bottoms of the two > sides and the front and back panels. The floor of your tank sits on this 1" > ledge all the way around. I didn't want the floor to be support by rivets > alone. This baffle does not meet the rear panel and the flange has been > taken off so that no water or junk can find a place to hide. The rear strap > is tied to each side and each baffle to keep the aft of the baffles from > developing stress cracks on the bottom bend. The 1" piece tied to each > baffle in the middle serves two purposes: 1) Provides structure to the tank > top middle section and a place to rivet 2) ties the baffles to the top and > bottom of the tank. The 1" flange all the way around the top of the tank is > the resting place for the tank top and where solid rivets will final seal > the tank. I ordered the two tank quick drains, two #6 AN fuel pickup > fitting and two #4 vent line through wall fittings. You can post these pics > and this description on the KRNet if you like. I'm having a great time > "fabricating"!! > > > > > Dana Overall > Richmond, KY > RV-7 slider/fuselage > http://rvflying.tripod.com > do not archive > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail >
