After all those #40 holes were made to be #30 holes, the FWD and AFT Roll Bar Assemblies were separated to begin some riveting. Pictured below is the FWD assembly. As I mentioned in Part 2, the Inboard and Outboard Roll Bar Straps can now easily be seen in the next two pictures…..now that the two halves have been separated.
Here is a close up of the center section of the FWD assembly.
This shows the opposite side of the center section with several 426 rivets were installed.
This is the left (pilot) side…..
…..and the right (copilot) side. Again, 426 rivets are used in this location because the canopy will close onto this assembly.
Now, like I mentioned in Part 2…..here are the 426 rivets I had to use on the inboard (lower) side of the assembly. Again, these holes were mistakenly countersunk…..and per the plans, 470 rivets should have been used in the location. Despite the error, it turned out pretty nicely. I’ll take it and build on.
Here is a view of the completed FWD Roll Bar Assembly after riveting the Inboard and Outboard Roll Bar Straps.