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CENTER SECTION MID FUSE LOWER FUSE  SIDE SKINS ROLLOVER TAIL ATTCH  SEATS PEDALS FUEL FWD FUSE  BUILDERS LOG
Page  22.02 Fwd Lower Fuselage    
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Step 01: Dimple the #40 holes in the nutplate attach pattern labeled  " Return Line Clamp" on the F-1201C Firewall Bottom, flush aft side. See Figure 4.  
Step 02: Machine countersink the nutplate attach holes in the sloped upper flange of the F-1217A-L & R Tunnel Ribs as shown in Figure 1. Machine countersink all the nutplate attach holes in the F-1272 Fwd Fuse Skin flush on the bottom side. See Figure 4. Machine countersink the upper most hole in the F-1288 Cooller Stiffener. See Figure 1.  
Step 02B: Dimple all the holes in the F1272 L & R Fwd Fuse Corner Skin

Builder Note: Alteration 01
Step 03: Rivet nutplates to the F-1217A-L & R Tunnel Ribs and F-1201C Firewall Bottom per the callouts in Figure 1 and Figure 4.  
Step 04: Cleco, final-drill #30, the WD-1204 Engine Mount Brackets to the F-1217A-L & R Tunnel Ribs as shown in Figure 1. Rivet the engine mount brackets to the web of the tunnel ribs ( not the fwd flange, installed from the bottom side ).  
Step 05: Machine countersink #30 the holes in the forward flange of the F-1217A-L and R Tunnel Ribs that correspond to the flush rivets called out in Figure 4.  
Step 06: Cleco then rivet, the F-1217A-L & R Tunnel Ribs to the F-1272 Fwd Fuse Skin ( Do Not Rivet the aft most hole! ). To this assembly cleco then rivet the F-1201C Firewall Bottom & F-1271-L & R Fwd Fuse Corner Skin to create the Fwd Lower Fuse Assembly ( Do Not Rivet the locations labeled " Do Not Rivet " in Figure 1.  
Step 07: Trim the flange of the F-1288 Cooler Stiffener as shown in Figure 2.  
Step 08: Rivet the F-1288 Cooler Stiffener and corresponding nutplates to the firewall bottom. See Figure 1 and Figure 4.  
Step 09: Rivet nutplates to theF-1217A-L & R Tunnel Ribs and F-1272 Fwd Fuse Skin per the call outs in Figure 4. Rivet nutplates to the F-1201C Firewall Bottom and fwd fuse skin per the call outs in Figure 4.  
Step 10: Make two F-1201U Firewall Spacers from AS3-020 as shown in Figure 3.

Note: Curve parts slightly by hand in the following steps for a better fit.
 
Step 11: Center the F-1201U Firewall Spacers about the holes used to attach them to the Fwd Lower Fuse Assembly. Place the F-1218 Cowl Attach Plates over the top of the firewall spacer then cleco the hole on the inboard edge of the cowl attach plates. Clamp the outboard edge of the cowl attach plate and the firewall spacer to the Fwd Lower Fuse Assembly. See the exploded detail view in Figure 4.  
Step 12: Match-Drill #30 the holes in the Fwd Lower Fuse Assembly into the F-1201U Firewall Spacers and F-12118 Cowl Attach Plates. Remove and deburr the firewall spacers. Machine countersink the nutplate attach holes in the cowl attach plates ( flush bottom side ). Rivet nutplates to the cowl attach plates. Rivet the firewall spacers and cowl attach plates to the fwd lower fuse assembly. See the detail view in Figure 4.  
Step 13: Rivet a nutplate to the forward side of the F-1201C Firewall Bottom to the location labeled  "Return Line Clamp" See Figure 4.  
Step 14: Use a unibit to enlarge the hole between the gascolator attach holes per the dimension given in Figure 4. to keep the hole centered draw a cross hair out from the hole for reference.  
   
CENTER SECTION MID FUSE LOWER FUSE  SIDE SKINS ROLLOVER TAIL ATTCH  SEATS PEDALS FUEL FWD FUSE  BUILDERS LOG
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