April 24, 2008 - Rivet Backing Strips/Recepticles
I countersunk all the recepticle mounting holes on the backing strips.
Oh yeah, I painted them with Rustoleum metallic charcoal grey too. Matches the engine case closely.
I clecoed the left side backing strip
to the fuse. The instructions recommend riveting the receptacles to
the backing strips first, then rivet the backing strips to the
airplane. Since the receptacles get pop-riveted to the backing
strips with Cherry Max pop-rivets, it seemed to me it would be easier
riveting the backing strips to the plane first, then rivet the
receptacles. That's what I did and it worked fine for
me.
A little closer. The receptacle
mounting rivets are 1/8" flush Cherry-Max rivets. Not sure why they
didn't just use regular AD426 4-4s but, hey, the kit came with the
pop-rivets, so I used them. Hope I don't ever have to drill them
out, though. They are
steel.
A look from the side.
