Some work had to be done before the skin could be test-fitted with cleco’s.
New right skin without holes for the main spar carry through:
Some corrosion is visible after removing the plastic:
Using the old skin to mark the holes, just for a rough estimate:
Using a steel angle as a guide to trim the bottom with a Dremel so the skin fits in the reinforcement plate:
With a template drilling the holes for the joining plate:
On the bottom flange 3 holes require upsizing to 4 mm:
The angle of the bottom needs some adjustment:
The custom spacer for the joint where the RF and CF meet was used to drill the 4.9 mm hole:
Sanding to remove all corrosion:
Modifying the skin for the improved and larger reinforcement plate:
Edge rolling where the skin overlaps the RF:
