I worked on removing the bad rivet from the previous build session today. Unfortunately, I was unable to use an angle drill to remove the rivet since the rib is in the way (doesn’t provide enough c...

Craig came by today to help me with the last couple things I needed to do in the center section of the wing before moving on to the false spars. The first item on the list was the top, rear rivet i...

I just got back from 2 weeks away to Airventure and then another vacation so I was ready to get back to work. Getting to see some finished Carbon Cubs at Airventure, and even fly in one, was great ...

My friend RJ came by today and we worked on the wiring harnesses a bit. Using the new heat gun, we were able to get the solder in the test solder sleeve from two days ago to flow, although it took ...

Since I couldn’t work on the false spars yet, I decided to go ahead and finish a few outstanding tasks on the right wing and then start looking at the wiring harnesses. I began by drilling the fina...

Today I started trying to install the flap false spar per section 371 of the manual; however, when I pulled it out of storage I discovered that it had come with a bent corner that I hadn’t noticed ...

Capstrips I started today by finishing the top capstrips on ribs #1 and #3 per section 321. I drilled the center holes for the nutplates with a #20 bit and drillstop then reamed them to #10 using ...

Today I started by installing the cap strip on rib #5 per section 311 of the manual. This was straightforward and was done as per the previous wing although I was once again sure to clamp a square ...

Today I finished installing the nose and tail ribs per section 271 and 302 of the manual. I acquired some more rivets for joining the tail ribs to the center ribs from Craig so I started by squeezi...

Today I worked on installing the nose and tail ribs on the right wing. I finished trimming all of the ribs and used SS/SS42D rivets to install the nose and tail ribs that pair with a center rib to ...