Jan 292016
 

Bonded the front bulkhead in place.  Clamped inside just to keep it 1/4 away from the panel.

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Bent a bunch of tabs to force the canopy down as far as possible while the front bulkhead is bonded.  The tape roll helps pull in the sides just a tad.

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Same on the other side.

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Riveted in the Skybolt tabs along bottom of the firewall.  Drilled out the holes to #30, dimpled and countersunk the tabs.  Riveted in place with 4-4 and 4-5 where the tabs overlap.

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Started working on the lower cowl again.  Everything is fitting superbly.  It really helps doing this before.  The second time around is just a breeze in comparison.  I also trimmed the upper portion of the canopy to 7/8″ where the bubble will sit.  You can see the discard on the floor.

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