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'''Note: the firewall will really cut you up until you thoroughly deburr it; just another note here if you don't take the note seriously in the manual.'''
=== Build Instruction Updates ===
=== Build Instruction Updates ===
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Check for more recent updates [https://www.vansaircraft.com/service-information-and-revisions/?aircraft=rv-10&doctype=revisions-changes&sort=date here]
Check for more recent updates [https://www.vansaircraft.com/service-information-and-revisions/?aircraft=rv-10&doctype=revisions-changes&sort=date here]
'''Note: the firewall will really cut you up until you thoroughly deburr it; just another note here if you don't take the note seriously in the build instructions.'''


=== Videos ===
=== Videos ===
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY1PJQr3pZk Austin Manke: RV-10 Firewall - Section 27]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY1PJQr3pZk Austin Manke: RV-10 Firewall - Section 27]
=== Supplies ===
 
* Suggest using this instead of fuel tank sealant in/around the firewall (I used it around F-1039D and in the next chapter on the lower flange of the firewall): https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/firewall2000caulk.php
=== Before You Start ===
Special/New Tools/Supplies
 
* Suggest using [https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/firewall2000caulk.php Fire Caulk] instead of fuel tank sealant in/around the firewall (it can be used around F-1039D and in the next chapter on the lower flange of the firewall)
* You may need a [https://cleavelandtool.com/products/12-long-double-offset-back-rivet-set double-offset back rivet set] that wasn't mentioned in the official tool list
 
Modifications to Consider
 
* Consider upgrading the TG-10-R and TG-10-L cabin heat selector boxes to stainless steel: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/heaterbypass3.php
* Consider upgrading the TG-10-R and TG-10-L cabin heat selector boxes to stainless steel: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/heaterbypass3.php
* I found that I needed a double-offset back rivet set that wasn't mentioned in the official tool list: https://cleavelandtool.com/products/12-long-double-offset-back-rivet-set
* It's not needed in this section but while ordering the stainless heat selector boxes, consider getting a [https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pnpages/AN837-6.php steel fuel fitting] and [https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pnpages/AN924-6.php steel nut]
* You might want 1ft of this (see below): https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/koolmat.php
* You might want 1ft of [https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/koolmat.php koolmat] (see below)
* Consider how you want to pass control cables through the firewall (more details below)


=== Firewall Breakdown ===
=== Firewall Breakdown ===
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