Hi All,
I am in the process of getting my fuel cap flanges (T-406B) to fit the profile of my tanks. They were supplied unevenly bent, but I resolved this by alternately clamping the leading and trailing edge tightly in the vice and tweaking by hand until the bends are parallel. The only issue is, I don't see how you can bend the mid section of the flange to follow the curvature of the skin without building some type of hardwood template and bending it around it. Have others done this, or do you just leave it with the trailing edge and leading edge bent to conform, then fill the center section with proseal to fill the gap, fay seal it in place, then rivet it later? This will however leave the cap recessed in the hole...
Alternatively I have some friends coming out from the Oregon in a week's time, so I could get them to bring some of the deluxe caps with them that are supposedly milled to conform to the skin profile.
Cheers. Tom.
I am in the process of getting my fuel cap flanges (T-406B) to fit the profile of my tanks. They were supplied unevenly bent, but I resolved this by alternately clamping the leading and trailing edge tightly in the vice and tweaking by hand until the bends are parallel. The only issue is, I don't see how you can bend the mid section of the flange to follow the curvature of the skin without building some type of hardwood template and bending it around it. Have others done this, or do you just leave it with the trailing edge and leading edge bent to conform, then fill the center section with proseal to fill the gap, fay seal it in place, then rivet it later? This will however leave the cap recessed in the hole...
Alternatively I have some friends coming out from the Oregon in a week's time, so I could get them to bring some of the deluxe caps with them that are supposedly milled to conform to the skin profile.
Cheers. Tom.