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<\/a><\/p>\nOne other bit of fun is fitting this small doubler that reinforces brake line penetrations through the firewall.<\/p>\n
Match-drilling the plate isn’t the problem, but drilling through stainless steel is. Follow Van’s guidance in the plans book and you’ll be fine, j ust remember to use slow drill speeds, and use boelube or some other cutting fluid when you drill. Also, use a Unibit for any hole larger than #30 – works like a champ and is less likely to leave burrs on the stainless. I also made sure to use the doubler as a backing plate, drilling through the stainless first and then the doubler – that also helped avoid burrs.<\/p>\n Over the last two weeks I’ve been match-drilling the firewall components and fabricating a couple of additional brackets that bridge the firewall and fuselage floor stiffeners. There isn’t a lot of margin for error on these, and it’s easy to … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"