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Sling TSi Build Fuselage Walkaround Video #4
For those that are interested or following my airplane build, today I did another walkaround video of the progress over the past three months. Engine, prop, and firewall forward components are due here next month. Those will be my last parts from Sling. Sometime around the end of the year the wiring harness and avionics will go in. Then it will have to be relocated out of my garage for paint and final assembly. Still a really interesting and fun experience.
Build 1: Mk3 Roadster #5125. Sold 11/08/2014.
Build 2: Mk4 Roadster #7750. Sold 04/10/2017.
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Build 3: Mk4 Roadster 20th Anniversary #8674. Sold 09/07/2020.
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Build 4: Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe #59. Gen 3 Coyote. Legal 03/04/2020.
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Build 5: 35 Hot Rod Truck #138. LS3 and 4L65E auto. Rcvd 01/05/2021. Legal 04/20/2023.
Build Thread. Sold 11/9/2023.
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Very cool! Love aviation and was about halfway through my PPL training before life got in the way. Always dreamed of building a Vans, but I lack the time, skills, space, and coin to do it! The build looks awesome, had to watch the other build vids to catch up! Good luck with everything - blue skies & tailwinds!
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Thanks, nice video. Did you have to drill all those holes for the rivets?
'33 Hotrod, #1047 Gen 1, delivered on 2/27/18, go cart on 9/24/18.
LS3 w/Gearstar Level 3 4L65e Tranny, Yank converter, Lokar shifter, Electric PS, Vintage AC/Heat/Def, 8.8" 3.55
TorqThrust II Wheels w/Toyo Proxy T1 Sport Tires, F 235/45ZR17 R 295/35ZR18
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Originally Posted by
JimLev
Thanks, nice video. Did you have to drill all those holes for the rivets?
Absolutely not. Thankfully! All the holes are cut mostly full size with some occasional match drilling. The kit is a study in modern mfg technology. Not quite 100%, but the fit of the parts, bends, holes, etc. is pretty amazing. Someone asked me how many rivets. While likely not exact, I’ve been throwing all the rivet mandrels in coffee cans. Weighed the cans and a sample size of the rivet mandrels. A little math shows somewhere north of 8,000. That could be way off. But it’s a lot.
Build 1: Mk3 Roadster #5125. Sold 11/08/2014.
Build 2: Mk4 Roadster #7750. Sold 04/10/2017.
Build Thread
Build 3: Mk4 Roadster 20th Anniversary #8674. Sold 09/07/2020.
Build Thread and
Video.
Build 4: Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe #59. Gen 3 Coyote. Legal 03/04/2020.
Build Thread and
Video
Build 5: 35 Hot Rod Truck #138. LS3 and 4L65E auto. Rcvd 01/05/2021. Legal 04/20/2023.
Build Thread. Sold 11/9/2023.
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Just dropped video #4. Nothing fancy. Just a one-take of progress with the engine installation.
Build 1: Mk3 Roadster #5125. Sold 11/08/2014.
Build 2: Mk4 Roadster #7750. Sold 04/10/2017.
Build Thread
Build 3: Mk4 Roadster 20th Anniversary #8674. Sold 09/07/2020.
Build Thread and
Video.
Build 4: Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe #59. Gen 3 Coyote. Legal 03/04/2020.
Build Thread and
Video
Build 5: 35 Hot Rod Truck #138. LS3 and 4L65E auto. Rcvd 01/05/2021. Legal 04/20/2023.
Build Thread. Sold 11/9/2023.
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Picked up this T-shirt at a workshop a few weeks ago. Don't plan on wearing it. At least in public. 
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Build 1: Mk3 Roadster #5125. Sold 11/08/2014.
Build 2: Mk4 Roadster #7750. Sold 04/10/2017.
Build Thread
Build 3: Mk4 Roadster 20th Anniversary #8674. Sold 09/07/2020.
Build Thread and
Video.
Build 4: Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe #59. Gen 3 Coyote. Legal 03/04/2020.
Build Thread and
Video
Build 5: 35 Hot Rod Truck #138. LS3 and 4L65E auto. Rcvd 01/05/2021. Legal 04/20/2023.
Build Thread. Sold 11/9/2023.
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Originally Posted by
edwardb
Picked up this T-shirt at a workshop a few weeks ago. Don't plan on wearing it. At least in public.
Are you kidding me?! If I had the confidence and skill to build an airplane, you darn well know I would be wearing that shirt every time I went up! 
I don't know much about building planes, but it looks like your talents transcend building cars to me. Very Cool!
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