More riveting on the fuselage - 8.5 hours

 Very long day on the build. Progress was slow because lots of the work was really finicky. I managed to get all of the riveting on the F-704 bulkhead that was tricky to reach. I also was able to finish the rivet line on the F-705 bulkhead and the F-724 bulkhead.

 

Feeling like I'm actually progressing, I decided to start bolting the F-633 control column mounts. Getting the washers and nuts on was tricky as there is not much space to work with between the F-704 bulkhead. Washers were ok as I have a tool that I taped to a screw driver....but getting nuts on the bolts was not that much fun. I ended up using tape on the end of a wrench which helps hold the nut in place, enough to get the nut started.

The most difficult part was how to torque the nuts. I have a very small torque wrench however its not that small. I ended up running to the store and bought a 3/8" socket and ground it down shallow enough so that I could get it slipped over the nut and torque it.

Finally, I finished the installation of the two bolts on the F-705 bulkhead. I slipped the F-705H spacers in place and I installed the bolts. Fortunately the fit was really good and installation was smooth.