Whilst I've been away VANs have updated the tip C channel that goes between the roll-over bar and the rear bulk head. We were just about ready to start drilling but luckily hadn't. These are the new pieces, it includes pre-punched section, the angled cut and the tabs on the aft end. Normal drill - deburr, smooth.....
New part cleco'd in. Priming will be a little way off as we are in winter and the temps are in the max 10-15 degree C on a good day at the moment.
I spent the rest of the day pottering around, getting back up to speed on the jobs at hand.
After I left Dad finished some of the priming of various parts that would otherwise ready for final assembly.
One other item that I've seen on another website is the extension of the panel via a C channel.
This is just clamped in as a look see. I think it has some good merits - particularly if all the switches / breakers can be held here and the 'avionics' are separate in the panel.
Little job of finishing the panel mount brackets. I was just about to rivet the nutplates onto the angles and I remembered Dan commenting on the sequence being important.
It is - rivet the angles to the fuse fist and then squeeze the nutplates on - otherwise you can't get access with the rivet gun.
Finished widgets. As per usual - cleco the panel in and it is rock solid.
