15+16/07/25 - rivet firewall recess - 2h30
Some short sessions with Matthias to rivet the firewall recess to the firewall stiffener angles. The sides and bottom are all AD3 rivets, the top row is AD4.
The space is limitted with all the stuff that's in the way like electrical conduit, parking brake cable,... I detached the conduit to make room for the bucking bar.
When you install the recess, don't forget to set the rivets on the rudder brace first as this can only be done before the recess is in. (the AD4 rivets on the white plate)
Both sides rivetted. Had to redo some but after all an easy task.
The sealant goo is leaving a mess on the inside as well, will have to do some cleaning up when finished.
the side rivets could be bucked from the outside of the plane leaning over the sides of the firewall.
Then we continued on the bottom row. This can only be done from within the fuselage with your head between the rudder pedals. Not very comfortable and since I'm wearing multifocal glasses, things haven't become much easier down there.
