Alex's Vans RV-10 Build Log

While looking ahead in the plans, I decided to take care of assembling the rear seat backs. This is a quick and easy section that doesn't have any dependency on work done so far in previous sections. I began by by cutting the 1/8" and 1/16" 3/4"x3/4" angles to length. I then shaped the ends of the longer angles and rounded the apex of the shorter angles as outlined in the plans. Seat back angles cut to length and shaped as required. Hole positions were marked along two of the shorter angles that will nest at the top of the rear seat backs I then deburred the edges of the rear seat backs, and marked hole positions for drilling using measurements in the plans. With a 3D printed drill guide, I drilled 1/8" holes at the marked locations along both rear seat backs. I also used the drill guide to drill the 1/8" holes into the marked short angles that will attach to the top of the rear seat backs. Rear seat backs deburred and marked for hole drilling Using a ...

While figuring out the details of the conduit and cable routing that I would need to run under the baggage area and rear seats, I decided it would be a good time to rivet in the rear seat floor pans. There won't be anything running under these, and it is much easier to rivet these now without the rear seat floors in place than to follow the plans and have to lift up the floors to reach some of the rivets. The first step after priming the floor pans involved riveting nutplates to the bottom of the pans that will later be used to secure the flap torque tube covers. Nutplates backriveted to both floor pans I was able to squeeze a few of the nutplate attach rivets near the edges of the floor pans Prior to inserting the floor pans in place, I vacuumed out any debris in that area and made sure there was nothing unwanted left there, as it would not be possible to get access under the floor pans once they were riveted in place. Left floor pan area clean Right floor pan area clean I was exp...

Prior to priming the baggage area parts, I had considered working on the rear baggage bulkhead, but decided it was better to continue this after baggage floors were riveted in place.  Therefore other than deburring the edges of these bulkheads, I then put them aside. Baggage bulkheads deburred and set aside for revisiting at a later time Next I primed all the finished baggage area pieces, and began riveting them together.  Baggage area parts labeled and primed Storage bins and rear seat floors primed Baggage floors primed I started by riveting together the storage bins following the Sky Design plans. These went together very easily, mostly with the pneumatic squeezer. Storage bin parts laid out for riveting. I decided to prime the interior of the bins with Kirker 2K EnduroPrime for additional durability and strength Hinges were riveted to the interior of the bins first, followed by the bin corners and the lid latches Storage bin riveting complete. I did file down the notches f...