In
order to get the remaining rivets for the top skin the only way to get
a bucking bar on the rivets was to get inside the tailcone. Some
builders have actually managed to back rivet these, and I actually
considered this, but most of these builders have mentioned that it
greatly increased the time required. Having done both, I
completely agree with that assessment. So, since Angela & I
have gotten fairly proficient with shooting and bucking we decided
against back riveting the top skin.
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(10-23 step 2):
So, in order to support the weight of my body without bending the
j-stiffeners, frames and bottom skins I started looking for stuff to
cram inside. Well, we had a bunch of left over pink-board
insulation from when we insulated the garage door. I roughly
measured out and cut some shapes to sit in the areas between the
j-stiffeners, and once all those were in place I took the remaining
pieces and just started piling them up until I ran out. After
that I took some folded up towels to bring the level up to match the
frames, and then threw a comforter over the whole setup to make'er
comfortable ;-)
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Angela's
getting pretty good with the ole rivet gun… very
efficient! She lets me bark commands and think I'm in control,
when in reality since I can't see her she's probably mocking me with
funny faces and gestures… it's all good though, the job is
getting done, we're having a blast, I get to feel like I'm important,
and Angela gets to make fun of me :-)
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Angela snapped this shot of me "in jail"… what a dork!
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