Section 1 : Joining Fuselages - X-Treme Jets F-16C Instruction Manual

Section 1:
Joining the two fuselages.
Items Required:
1. Rear fuselage
2. Front fuselage
3. Phillips skrew driver
4. Allen metric set
5. 6 x M5 Cap skrews with 5 washers
6. Loctite
This section may be completed at a later stage! It all
depends if you have enough space to work on complete
fuselage. If you have purchased a painted model, please
use protective padding to protect paint.
Step 1. Carefully remove the two fuselages from its
protective plastic. .
Step 2. Check for perfect fit.
Step 3. Remove the UAT tray by unscrewing the Phil-
lips skrews.
Step 4. Slide the front section on top of the inlet duct.
Step 5. Start with 3 top cap srews. Make sure holes
align. Do not tighten 3 cap skrews at this stage.
Step 6. Insert the back 2 cap skrews. This may be diffi-
cult for some, but patience is always good.
Step 7. The last 1 fits on the front of the triangle.
Step 8. Now that all 6 are turning freely, tighten them
all. Make sure fuselage align while tighten (Loctite all
bolts)
This complete this section.
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