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Since I’m just about to attach the baffle to the right tank, sealing off easy access to the inside of the tank, I wanted to do one last check to make sure everything was installed correctly and that I had all the baffle parts ready for final assembly. I checked everything over on the plans and realized that there are two sizes of blind rivets that are used to attach the baffle…a shorter rivet is used where there is only baffle and rib, and a longer rivet is used where the z-brackets attach. Once I caught this, I found the second size of rivet and cleaned some of them in MEK. The only other problem I caught (I actually realized this earlier in the day) was that I hadn’t scuffed the areas of the baffle that will see sealant. Once I scuffed those areas, I had to re-clean the baffle. Since I had the MEK out, I also cleaned the z-brackets again and the rib flanges that will contact the baffle.
No more delaying…time to seal up the tank!
