Bill's RV-7

January 23, 2006 - Riveting!

January 23, 2006 - Riveting!

Bruce came over this Monday night and we did some serious riveting for four hours. We started at the aft half of the F-704 bulkhead and riveted everything back to the aft fuselage (except for the seat side ribs). He shot the gun and I bucked from inside.

It's so nice to see the fuse together without clecos sticking out of it. The airframe is so much sturdier with the rivets than it is with just clecos holding it together. I don't know about Bruce but I was tired and sore for the next two days!