As I slowly keep working to get the work on the F-404 bulkhead wrapped up, today I worked on the F-404F lower skin panel. This is another part of the F1 bulkhead that needed to fabricated due to extra width of the modified part. In the picture below, you can see that I used the […]
F-404 Bulkhead access holes
Today I worked on an OPTIONAL modification, which was to add access holes through the forward and aft sides of the F-404 bulkhead. Some builders have added holes as large as 2-inches in this area. I chose to go with a 1 3/4 inch hole, for no other reason that I didn’t want to go […]
F-404 Bulkhead assembly prep
Now that the main structure of the F-404 bulkhead has been assembled into its larger frame unit, it’s time to take it apart and to do more individual part prep (priming). I also had to take a bit of time to make a few spacer blocks to maintain the proper spacing between the front and […]
F-404 Bulkhead assembly continues (pt. 1)
Today’s build is going to continue on with the F-404 bulkhead, as there are still a few more tasks to continue before I can start on the final riveting. It sure is exciting to see this part coming together. Below is a picture from the side. The blue side plates come supplied with the Van’s […]