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=== 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 | |||
* 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 | |||
* You might want 1ft of this (see below): https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/koolmat.php | |||
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Step 2: I don't know how you are supposed to rivet F-1039D to the firewall recess. My rivet gun won't fit into the recess. I used a double-offset back rivet head (not included in the standard tool kits for RV-10) on the inside of the firewall but it wasn't the cleanest rivet job. | Step 2: I don't know how you are supposed to rivet F-1039D to the firewall recess. My rivet gun won't fit into the recess. I used a double-offset back rivet head (not included in the standard tool kits for RV-10) on the inside of the firewall but it wasn't the cleanest rivet job. | ||
Note: most people replace the aluminum TG-10-R and TG-10-L cabin heat selector boxes with stainless steel versions. You also might want to insulate the cabin from these valves so that heat doesn't transfer even when the valves are closed | Note: most people replace the aluminum TG-10-R and TG-10-L cabin heat selector boxes with stainless steel versions. You also might want to insulate the cabin from these valves so that heat doesn't transfer even when the valves are closed. See photos here: https://vansairforce.net/threads/whats-the-current-situation-with-tunnel-heat.229428/post-1791102 | ||
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