a bit of this and a bit of that

[MattH]

Fantastic work, very inspiring.

[mygasser]

thanks Matt, i was beginning to wonder if anyone was interested, lol.
anyway... we've done some more surgery today cutting the other inner wing top etc away. the lower part between the 'cradle legs' hadn't been repaired this side so that's gone too. we'll trim it back fully then offer the templates up from the other side, the drivers side has a recess to clear the servo so a little different there for sure.
neil.

[mygasser]

we only made the top section of the cradle today as a) other stuff needed doing and b) it was too hot, lol. still it all needs doing so anything's something right?
neil.

[mygasser]

the 2nd part of the cradle is now made and both are welded in place. we'll nib the high spots off the welds and fold up the new inner wing parts next.
neil.

[mygasser]

we've been trimming some more rot today on the zephyr, first at the bulkhead to inner wing and also at the inner wing to front panel. the large o/s inner wing template looks like it'll work once flipped over for this side which is good. then we did some more cad work for the bulkhead to inner wing areas.
neil.

[mygasser]

those templates are now transferred to steel and welded in place. too late for grinding so pics tomorrow.
neil.

[mygasser]

before we could fully check the larger (front) inner wing template we had to start the slam/front panel repairs so the inner wing had something to meet up with. with 3 sections made and welded in place we bolted the template to the strut top to check fitment. we also mocked up the outer wing to check the 'upstand' part of the inner wing. this is where the trouble started. if you've been following you'll remember we bolted the strut extender under the original strut top panel the bolted the ally strut top to that. then we added bits of tube etc to hole the ally strut top in place while the top of the inner wing/strut top panel was cut away. this was done both sides to keep the struts when refitted exactly where they were originally. that's where the problem was, the original inner wing/strut top panel. when we folded the upstand part of our template up it sat higher than the outer wings lip, not just a bit but a lot. so we took more measurements up from the chassis rails to the strut top panel and the n/s is a) 1/2" higher but also b) angled up more as it goes 'out' towards the wing. bugger! it means the 2 inner wings where they'd been extensively patched over the years were at some point welded together wrong. either one's too high or one's too low. now at this stage the o/s is fully welded whereas the n/s only has a few welds on it. so tomorrow's plan is to release the n/s cradle and match it to the o/s. what a palaver. we did clean up yesterdays welding so that's something.
neil.