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"The only thing I don't like about this post is that it continually reminds me of how much I want to get out to the shop and bang some metal. Alas, the day job that pays the bills takes priority this time of year." — Dan K

Fabricating the tunnel gun: Part VI Originally Posted on Dec. 13, 2006

Okay, after posting the update yesterday morning, I said I was going right out to work on the hinges for that tunnel gun door. Well, I was wrong. I don't think I even touched the airplane after about 9 or 10 a.m., due to the sucky part of this crew chief job. Phone calls, parts ordering, Internet traffic (okay, the WIX part is cool), and a newspaper interview were all things that got in the way of progress. They are all things that need to be done, and I don't necssarily mind doing them, but they are momentum killers for sure. I'm not good at any of that stuff. I'm just good at working. So, after yet another sleepless night worrying about my deadline to finish this thing (been up since 12:30 a.m.), I got here bright and early to get back in the groove of things. I didn't take as many pictures of the step by step process that I should have, but here's what I have to offer.......