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Forward and aft roll bar frames riveted together at their respective splice plates and awaiting further assembly.
Roll bar straps clecoed to forward roll bar frame.
Roll bar assembly fully clecoed together and ready for drilling.
Roll bar assembly drilled out to #30.
Tomorrow’s fun: disassembly, deburring, countersinking, and riveting.
Beginning to fit baggage floors.
Fabricating seatback bottom hinges.
Final deburring of baggage floors.
Baggage floors clecoed in place and nearly ready for riveting.
Fuselage seat and baggage rib assembly complete.
Fuselage seat and baggage rib assembly complete.
Firewall angles and tunnel sides underway.
Nose gear bracket (left) riveted in place.
Nose gear bracket (right) riveted in place.
Firewall sides deburred (still have to be really careful; stainless edges are SHARP!!) and ready for dimpling.
Side angles about to be deburred.
Side angles clecoed to center section bulkhead.
Bearing bracket assemblies completed.
Side angles ready for riveting to center section bulkhead.
Side angles being riveted to center section bulkhead. These rivets were beyond the reach of my squeezer and I really didn’t want to shoot & buck them, so I decided to use the C-frame. They came out great!
Side angles riveted to center section bulkhead.
