Feb 10, 2002 4 hours
I really didn't intend on doing much with the project today....
However, I get started and can't find a stopping point. I riveted the
right wing spar together and final drilled the leading edge ribs to the spar.
Here is the right wing riveted together and the left wing still in the jig.
My next step was to move the left wing from the jig and mount the right wing.
Then I leveled and verified no twist in the wing. I quit but went back
later and added the skins to the right wing. Skins mounted and ready for
final drilling. 
I hope everyone else is enjoying this process as much as I am!!!! I seem
to have lost my primary web site as the @Home network is in bankruptcy.
I'll give it a few more days and if it doesn't come back, buy some space on the
geocites sites.
Final drilled the holes in the top and bottom skins of the right wing. Put the right leading edge in the cradle and clecoed the ribs to the skin. I clecoed the ribs and the leading edge skin to the main spar.
Feb 12, 2002 0.0 hours
Celebrated 25 year wedding anniversary. God has surely blessed me with a wonderful wife and kids!
I made installed the W423 brace. The way I read the directions, the directions called for marking a line 5/16 from one edge and aligning the line with the holes in the leading edge skin and most inboard leading edge rib. The directions also stated that you would have 5/8 sticking out past the leading edge skin. Well, you have more than 5/8. It was decision time, move the brace further in to get 5/8 or go with the 5/16 centered in the holes. I choose 5/16 centered in the holes. I found out later that it was the wrong choice. If you allow the brace to run past the leading edge skin more than 5/8, it interferes with the tank placement.
Feb 20, 2002 2.5 hours
Final drilled the right leading edge skin & ribs. De-burred and dimpled these pieces getting ready to rivet them together.
Riveted the right leading edge assembly together. 
(except for the most inboard rib. I screwed it up and have re-ordered.
This is the first piece that I've had to re-order. Hopefully the last as
well.)
Countersunk the spar for all the skins including the leading edge. Here
all the holes are countersunk and taped off so I can prime the countersinks.
Decided to go ahead and de-burr the wing skeleton. Then I dimpled all the ribs and rear spar. I just can't seem to find a stopping point. I added a rivet to the most inboard half of the spar, where the ribs join the spar. There was a hole in the spar but couldn't find any mention of this on the plans or the drawings but it seems to me that this needed a rivet placed here before permanently attaching the skins.
I had been fortunate since starting this project about not having to travel
for work but that ended last week. I had to travel last Sunday to Wayland,
NY and had to spend the week. I started back on Friday night. First
thing was to switch out which wing I was working on in the jig. I removed
the right wing from the jig and placed it where the pool table is. I sure
hope no one wants to play pool in the next couple months :-) 
I just don't have the room without moving it out. I'll move it back in the
work area for storage as I'll be building the fuselage in the garage.
After getting the left wing in the jig, I started with the left leading edge. 
After setting the leading edge on the spar, I started laying out the
W-423 joint plate. The plans are just plain wrong on this one. I
screwed up the right inner rib by following the directions. The correct
way to do this is to mark a line 5/8" from the edge. Do this on both
sides of the W-423. Use one side to align the W-423 to the skin and the
other side to align the rib. Straight forward and easy to align the 3
pieces. 
Here is the W-423 showing how I used the line to align the W-423 to the
skin. 
I final drilled the leading edge skin to ribs and to the main spar, drilled the hole in the skin where the tie down attaches and called it a night.
We deburred, dimpled and assembled the left leading edge together tonight. I'm waiting on more proseal before starting the remaining fuel tank. Chris is home on spring break and man what difference it makes having an extra hand to help. Having the extra hand changed the way I approached things tonight. After getting everything deburred, dimpled and the ribs clecoed back to the skin, we put a rivet in every empty hole and taped them in place just like you would do when back riveting. (While riveting myself, its been - stick a rivet in a hole, drive the rivet, get another rivet, stick it in a hole, drive the rivet......) Chris was driving and I was bucking and we just went up one rivet line and then the next. I think that the actual riveting time was less than an hour from start to finish. It was also nice to not have the proseal mess to deal with as well.
