I’m back at work on the project after a hectic Thanksgiving.  Saturday was devoted to home improvement – carpentry and electrical stuff.  Sunday was all about the RV. With a little squeezing and bucking I riveted the F-684 firewall gussets in place.  These were a pain in the arse to fabricate, so getting them attached was satisfying.

I also pre-riveted two auxiliary longerons in place, because the clips which attach the longeron to the firewall would be really tough to get when the firewall is in place.

When I drilled the armrests to the F-705 bulkheads, the angle drill wandered – poor technique on my part – and egged out a couple of holes.  Yeah, I know it’s only an armrest, but I put in a doubler anyway.  Call me obsessive.

I got the baggage compartment structure installed, but then realized that I forgot to enlarge the rudder cable passthrough holes. So they’ll come off tomorrow and get drilled.  With all the firewall parts in place, I also built in the forward fuselage structure.