July 5th 8h
We proceeded with installing the baggage floor in the center fuselage.

Then we tackled bending the longerons. This is turning to be quiet a project to get to good recision, but definitely worth the time.
We proceeded with installing the baggage floor in the center fuselage.
Then we tackled bending the longerons. This is turning to be quiet a project to get to good recision, but definitely worth the time.
It took 2 days to rivet the center fuselage together. I am looking forward to attach the center fuselage to the back fuselage and to see the fuselage slowly growing.
We prepped (deburred, dimpled, countersunk), and primed all the part of the center of the fuselage.
We assembled and drilled the mid fuselage. It came together quickly. It is cool to see the Fuselage parts coming together:
Riveted the aft fuselage:
Disassembled the aft fuselage, deburred, dimpled, primed, then assembled it back for riveting and checked alignment again:
Assembled the Aft Fuselage, checked alignment, and drilled:
Assembled and riveted some sub component of the aft fuselage
We tackled the rest of the bulkhead, we prepped all the parts and moved on to riveting. We riveted all of them, except for 706.
We prepped and riveted bulkhead 705. All went well, except for one bracket that did not align well. So, I just ordered a new one.
We finished riveting bulkhead 704. We riveted all the brackets and the side sections. Then we looked up and gathered all the hardware. Bulkhead 704 is done for the time being.
Then I did a little preview into bulkhead 705, so I gathered all the parts.
Next we started working on the bulkhead. First drilling holes for the bushings. Then drilling the center sections to the sides. Afterwards, fabricating the control brackets and drilling them.
Next weekend, we primed the control brackets and fitted the control sticks. Then we attached the platenuts. Afterwards we worked on the cover ribs. The center bushing holes ended up a bit larger, 9/16 instead of 7/16, so I am most likely redoing those ribs after checking with Vans.