Lindy
10/31/2007
My goal for tonight was to get the roll bar installed. I missed it by four rivets...just ran out of time before Brit got home. Oh well.
I started by riveting the top rib (forget what part number) that runs between the 706 and 707 bulkheads. This is just one of those tasks that I've put off for whatever reason. I riveted the aft end to 707 first. The top rivet was mis-set, and drilling it out would have been more problematic, so I drilled a new hole, and put an extra rivet in there.
The forward end was easy.
Next was the 732A and 732F plate. Only one row is riveted now, the other will wait until the forward-aft skin is riveted on.
Then the 732E's were riveted to the forward end of 732A.
Next I bolted the roll bar to the attach angles. I started with the inside bolts.
Then the screws on the outside went in. These will be covered by the skin, and will never come out.
Back to the 732A...it was riveted to the roll bar with LP4-3's, and then the aft end was riveted to the 706 bulkhead. Man, the dust REALLY shows up with the flash on!
Here is the roll bar installed...except for the four rivets along the top that attach the 732A to the angle underneath.
Here is the cover that will house some LED's to light the baggage area. I just cleco'd it in place for a picture for now. You can also see where the tie down rings will be screwed in to the cover at the aft end...well, you can kind of see where...
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