{"id":1438,"date":"2021-03-03T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sling2.slantalpha.com\/wp\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2021-05-24T13:43:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T20:43:16","slug":"misc-rework-firewall-and-wingtip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sling2.slantalpha.com\/wp\/?p=1438","title":{"rendered":"Misc Rework &#8211; Firewall and Wingtip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Work on the RH wingtip continues. Getting a good fit (matching the wing airfoil) is what I&#8217;m after. It has to happen in small steps. I&#8217;m getting there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The battery box reinforcement channel is going to be tricky to rivet to the firewall. That&#8217;s because the shape of the channel overhangs and blocks access for the rivet setting tool. A few of the holes can be riveted from behind, but a couple holes are only accessible from the front. I&#8217;ve asked the factory about it. (This channel really should have been mounted before the parachute box was assembled at the factory.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style id=\"bwg-style-0\">    #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails {      width: 1254px;              justify-content: center;        margin:0 auto !important;              background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00);            padding-left: 4px;      padding-top: 4px;      max-width: 100%;            }        #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails .bwg-item {    justify-content: flex-start;      max-width: 250px;          }    #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails .bwg-item a {       margin-right: 4px;       margin-bottom: 4px;    }    #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails .bwg-item0 {      padding: 0px;            background-color:rgba(0,0,0, 0.30);      border: 0px none #CCCCCC;      opacity: 1.00;      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src=\"https:\/\/sling2.slantalpha.com\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/photo-gallery\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\"                   alt=\"Added Struts to Expand Height to Match Wing Profile\"                   title=\"Added Struts to Expand Height to Match Wing Profile\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                <div class=\"bwg-title1\"><div class=\"bwg-title2\">Added Struts to Expand Height to Match Wing Profile<\/div><\/div>        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"677\" href=\"https:\/\/sling2.slantalpha.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/IMG_2267.jpeg?bwg=1621885582\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0  lazy_loader \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/sling2.slantalpha.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/thumb\/IMG_2279.jpeg?bwg=1621885582\"                   src=\"https:\/\/sling2.slantalpha.com\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/photo-gallery\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\"                   alt=\"Not Done Yet, But Looking a Little More Finished\"                   title=\"Not Done Yet, But Looking a Little More Finished\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                <div class=\"bwg-title1\"><div class=\"bwg-title2\">Not Done Yet, But Looking a Little More Finished<\/div><\/div>        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"689\" href=\"https:\/\/sling2.slantalpha.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/IMG_2339.jpeg?bwg=1621886098\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0  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