Alex's Vans RV-10 Build Log

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...

While planning out my conduit and wire runs under the baggage area and rear seats, I started on section 33 and worked on baggage area tasks. As I will now be skipping around a fair bit in the plans and working in several sections simultaneously, I decided to stop tracking individual subsections and time spent, as that becomes more time consuming. From here on, the build also starts to become somewhat custom, so the work I do going forward will likely differ from other builders. I began this section by fabricating the F-6114B and C wear blocks. Once again a 3D printed drill guide made this easy without the need to manually measure and mark out each hole prior to drilling F-6114B drill template F-6114C drill template Drilling rhe wear blocks with the 3D printed drill guides Channels in the bottom of the F-6114C wear blocks were cut using the band saw and cleaned up with needle files I will be installing the Airward Baggage Area Access Panels that allow access to the step bolts if needed,...