B series wing rib wanted

[n6346m]

Looking to buy a inboard of the aileron stamped wing rib. Please call me at 907-399-7437 or PM me on this forum

[Scott]

The rib section aft of the spar is basically one left and one right aft ribs riveted together plus the cove flange and cable phenolic. Mention this because if you don't find one and you can salvage the cove flange from your old one, you can build one from two regular ribs.

[n6346m]

Scott,
Thank you very much for your reply. Beautiful work on the wing. From the looks of your wing, it looks like they make a left and a right (mirror images) stamped wing rib. They also look new, where did you get them? The rib that I'm actually trying to replace is the first rib outboard of the fuel tank. That rib needs to move outboard because I'm installing a larger tank and a "double" rib would be perfect.

Bob Picard

[Hank Jarrett]

Be really careful. The larger tank will need to account for the drag and anti-drag wires. When the rib is moved outboard the wires will also go through the rib in a different location (further apart on the rib).

Hank

[Scott]

Thanks Bob
I made a few "new" nose ribs but all the rest were just cleaned, straightened, repaired and epoxy primed (over the course of several months!)
Yes there are left-flanged ribs and right flanged ribs. there's a sketch in the documents section that shows the relative locations by P/N

The rib OB of the tank is just a single standard rib

[n6346m]

Be really careful. The larger tank will need to account for the drag and anti-drag wires. When the rib is moved outboard the wires will also go through the rib in a different location (further apart on the rib).

Hank

Already accounted for. I have already taken the old rib out and moved it to its new location. It is just a temporary installation to check for fit and the tank was installed and wires were attached and everything fit OK . I will be making a new rib as the 75 year old one needs to be retired, especially after I wrestled it out from where it comfortably sat for all those years.

Bob Picard