Brief Description: Repaired the elongated holes in the Front spar
I wasn't able to find a source for 5/32 inch diameter stainless rivets, CCPQ-54's on the web in anything less than quanty's of 7,000. The good foks at Wicks Aircraft Supply were able to find for me these rivets in a quantiy of 100, but by then I had allready ordered from Wicks, 10 Cad plated steel rivets, SSPQ-53 instead. With all the searching and waiting for delivery this whole process has really slowed progress down. I think I'll try to remember that its much easier to do it right the first time. Cadd plated steel rivets are not as strong as the stainless steel rivets in general but the bigger diameter 5/32 inch replacements have a equal shear strength to the smaller 1/8 inch rivets. The rivet shear strength is higher than the bearing strength of the 0.025 inch 2024-T3 (assumed web material) spar web anyway. I will install the rivets wet with primer for corrosion protection. Finally the rivets are delivered and I'm ready to proceed.
