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Buck's RV-8
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Date:  4-20-2007
Number of Hours:  1.80
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Brief Description:  Floorboards

Prepped and riveted the F-830B(PP) stiffener to F-829 Front Seat Floor.

Fabricated, prepped and riveted the F-832E Seat Back Hinge to the floor skin.

I recommend that anytime you're riveting hinge material, you lower the pressure on your rivet gun to the minimum practical, say 30 PSI or so, and use a 2X gun instead of a 3X or larger gun. I seem to re-learn this lesson every time I deal with hinges. The hinges are very soft aluminum, and it's easy to over-drive the rivets and cause ripples in the hinge. I over-drove mine, and the seat-back hinge came out slightly wavy -- not enough to cause problems with inserting the hinge pin, but just enough to annoy me.
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The hinge has been cut to size, polished, and oriented on the floorboard skin.

The hinge has been cut to size, polished, and oriented on the floorboard skin.

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Stiffener on bottom of floorboard has been dimpled and clecoed.

Stiffener on bottom of floorboard has been dimpled and clecoed.

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Hinge and stiffener riveted in place. The hinge is a bit wavier than I'd like.

Hinge and stiffener riveted in place. The hinge is a bit wavier than I'd like.

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