“No bird ever flew nonstop from New York to Tokyo, or raced 15 miles high at triple the speed of sound.                                                                                                   
  Birds do something else.   They do not conquer the air; they romance it..”


Peter Garrison

Jur's RV7 Aircraft Factory
3497 hours
and counting

Continued backrivetting on the left elevator.

The plans call for backrivetting the reinforcement plate on the left elevator.
All the AN426-3-3.5's are taped in place and the plate put over the rivets. It is a no-brainer to backrivet then the rivets on the steel plate.

Results from the front

 And frm the backside

Next, add the K1100-6 nutplates to the reinforcement plate. I did this using the pneumatic squeezer. You have to be carefull befault the spacing is thight for the squeezer in there. I used the rivetting longeron with no top set.

A cleco on the opposite side will help keep it in place as you set the first rivet. Make sure the manufactured head sits flush. 

The nutplates stick out a little and are visible over the border. This is normal. I have seen some people opn forums grind them down to be flush with the edge. I think it is not a good idea and I prefer to maintain full structural strength. Although it's shear strength and only to hold the trim motor.  If there is interference, I can still handle that next at assembly time.

Finished plate from top side

From bottom side