October 16, 2005 - Center Fuselage

Here I am drilling the ribs to the F-704 bulkhead. 
Once that was done, I was ready to bolt the forward and aft F-704 bulkheads together, with the plywood spacers between them.  To do that, I had to flip the center fuselage assembly rightside up. 
OK, the forward and aft bulkheads are temporarily bolted together. 
Here's a closeup of the plywood spacer in between the bulkheads.  I used 7/16" bolts from the aviation section of the local hardware store.  The nuts are just hand-tightened. 
With the forward and aft F-704 bulkheads together, it was time to cleco and drill the F-704 side pieces. 

Except for a few things, the center fuselage assembly is ready to be taken apart and prepped for final riveting.  This is starting to get fun!

 
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